The coding round version of the RAG question every candidate can describe in prose. Embed, index, retrieve, generate, cite. What separates a pass from a fail is the branch you write for when retrieval comes back with nothing worth quoting.
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The coding round version of the RAG question every candidate can describe in prose. Embed, index, retrieve, generate, cite. What separates a pass from a fail is the branch you write for when retrieval comes back with nothing worth quoting.
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