On Integration of LLMs and Search Engines, Best Practices in Retrieval-Augmented Generation, and More!

Vol.59 for Jul 01 - Jul 07, 2024

Stay Ahead of the Curve with the Latest Advancements and Discoveries in Information Retrieval.

This week’s newsletter highlights the following research:

1. Unifying Context Ranking and Generation in Retrieval-Augmented LLMs, from NVIDIA

2. A Systematic Approach to Identifying Best Practices in Retrieval-Augmented Generation, from Fudan University

3. Exploring the Mutual Benefits of LLMs and Search Engine Integration, from IEEE Members

4. Rethinking Ranking Algorithms for Map Interfaces in Airbnb Search, from Airbnb

5. Reassessing Context Relevance in LLM Question Answering, from USC

6. A Benchmark for Evaluating Long-Context Language Models and RAG Systems, from Salesforce AI Research

7. A New Taxonomy for Long-Context Language Model Evaluation, from Bar-Ilan University

8. A Multi-Stage Content-Centric Framework for Advancing Retrieval-Augmented Generation, from Tsinghua University

9. Efficient Document Expansion for E-commerce Search, from Walmart

10. A Comparative Study of RAG vs. Fine-Tuning in API-Driven Code Generation, from Microsoft

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