So, is RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) dead now? Last May I asked that question of Douwe Kiela, CEO of Contextual AI, based on the growing hype around MCP (Model Context Protocol). Both are data retrieval mechanisms for Large Language Models, but it’s MCP that has taken all the headlines over the past year.
The truth is, RAG has fallen away as a term used by developers and AI engineers. Even Kiela, who co-authored the 2020 academic paper that introduced RAG to the world, admits that a trendy new term has taken over.
“I think people…

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