Retrieval
Finding the right facts for an AI to use, and proving the answer came from them.
4 essays, newest first
- What are Vector Embeddings in Easy Words Vector embeddings translate text into numbers so a computer can measure meaning by distance. Words and documents about similar topics end up close together in a mathematical space. Here is how that works, why it powers modern search, and what it means for business.
- I Engineer Illusory Truth for Machines. It's Called GEO. The rule that wins my brand work is to repeat one sentence in the same shape across enough places until a model says it back as fact. That is a named cognitive bias, run on a machine, and I bill for it. A field note on the part I cannot put down.
- What is RAG in Easy Words RAG in plain words: how an AI looks things up before it answers, where it still goes wrong, and when to use it instead of fine-tuning.
- VERA: Retrieval You Can Verify A blueprint for a RAG system that earns trust. Hybrid search, a graph of facts, and an agent pipeline that checks its own answer before it ships.
