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Which retrieval method demonstrated the highest overall score in the performance comparison?
Which retrieval method demonstrated the highest overall score in the performance comparison?
In terms of strict evaluation performance, which method outperformed the others in the comparison?
In terms of strict evaluation performance, which method outperformed the others in the comparison?
What percentage of questions was found to be answered correctly only by RAG?
What percentage of questions was found to be answered correctly only by RAG?
Which retrieval method struggled when information was required to be spread across multiple chunks?
Which retrieval method struggled when information was required to be spread across multiple chunks?
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What does the observation regarding Tree Index suggest?
What does the observation regarding Tree Index suggest?
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Which method demonstrated a strong ability in answering open long questions?
Which method demonstrated a strong ability in answering open long questions?
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In loose evaluation, how did LC perform in comparison to RAG?
In loose evaluation, how did LC perform in comparison to RAG?
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What unique characteristic was observed about the questions each retriever answered?
What unique characteristic was observed about the questions each retriever answered?
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What does a higher F 1 score indicate when comparing RAG and LC's performance in answering questions?
What does a higher F 1 score indicate when comparing RAG and LC's performance in answering questions?
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Why is the evaluation matrix used when assessing RAG and LC?
Why is the evaluation matrix used when assessing RAG and LC?
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In the context of summarization-based retrieval, what does RAPTOR primarily do?
In the context of summarization-based retrieval, what does RAPTOR primarily do?
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What does the loose evaluation setting account for in performance comparison?
What does the loose evaluation setting account for in performance comparison?
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What approach does the collapsed tree traversal use after constructing the hierarchical tree?
What approach does the collapsed tree traversal use after constructing the hierarchical tree?
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What is a possible limitation of relying on Exact Match (EM) evaluation in some scenarios?
What is a possible limitation of relying on Exact Match (EM) evaluation in some scenarios?
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What happens once RAPTOR has completed constructing the hierarchical tree?
What happens once RAPTOR has completed constructing the hierarchical tree?
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Which of the following statements best describes how RAG and LC are evaluated?
Which of the following statements best describes how RAG and LC are evaluated?
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What does the OP-RAG technique focus on preserving?
What does the OP-RAG technique focus on preserving?
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What are some techniques that might enhance RAG performance?
What are some techniques that might enhance RAG performance?
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Which aspect of RAG and LC comparison is highlighted in the discussion?
Which aspect of RAG and LC comparison is highlighted in the discussion?
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What is one limitation mentioned regarding the study's findings?
What is one limitation mentioned regarding the study's findings?
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Why might the findings of the study be questioned?
Why might the findings of the study be questioned?
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Which retrieval method is better suited for handling fragmented information?
Which retrieval method is better suited for handling fragmented information?
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What is one possible implication of the research limitations?
What is one possible implication of the research limitations?
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In terms of operational context, what is LC LLM-RAG known for?
In terms of operational context, what is LC LLM-RAG known for?
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What are the two main strategies for enabling LLMs to incorporate relevant information?
What are the two main strategies for enabling LLMs to incorporate relevant information?
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Which strategy involves using retrievers to access relevant information?
Which strategy involves using retrievers to access relevant information?
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Which dataset has the highest average length of documents?
Which dataset has the highest average length of documents?
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What percentage of questions was kept from the MuSiQue dataset?
What percentage of questions was kept from the MuSiQue dataset?
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What does 'Long Context' (LC) primarily focus on?
What does 'Long Context' (LC) primarily focus on?
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Which dataset is primarily based on books and films?
Which dataset is primarily based on books and films?
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What does the paper attempt to provide regarding the two strategies for LLMs?
What does the paper attempt to provide regarding the two strategies for LLMs?
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Which dataset type is denoted by the letter 'K'?
Which dataset type is denoted by the letter 'K'?
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Which of the following statements is true about the trend in LLMs?
Which of the following statements is true about the trend in LLMs?
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How many questions were retained from the 2WikiMHQA dataset?
How many questions were retained from the 2WikiMHQA dataset?
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Which research component is assessed by the paper concerning LC and RAG?
Which research component is assessed by the paper concerning LC and RAG?
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What are the authors' affiliations stated in the document?
What are the authors' affiliations stated in the document?
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What does the 'C' represent in the dataset type classification?
What does the 'C' represent in the dataset type classification?
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What does LC stand for in the context of this research?
What does LC stand for in the context of this research?
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Which of the following datasets has the lowest average document length?
Which of the following datasets has the lowest average document length?
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What is the source for the dataset labeled as 'NIL (L-eval)'?
What is the source for the dataset labeled as 'NIL (L-eval)'?
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What is the main focus of the paper by Claudio Carpineto and Giovanni Romano in 2012?
What is the main focus of the paper by Claudio Carpineto and Giovanni Romano in 2012?
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Which conference was held in June 1992 in Copenhagen, Denmark?
Which conference was held in June 1992 in Copenhagen, Denmark?
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What is the key contribution of the research by Zheng Cai et al. in 2024?
What is the key contribution of the research by Zheng Cai et al. in 2024?
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Which of the following years did the paper by Gautier Izacard and colleagues on unsupervised dense information retrieval published?
Which of the following years did the paper by Gautier Izacard and colleagues on unsupervised dense information retrieval published?
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What does the Financebench benchmark focus on?
What does the Financebench benchmark focus on?
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Which of the following authors contributed to the 2023 report extending context windows for question answering?
Which of the following authors contributed to the 2023 report extending context windows for question answering?
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In what context is the term 'contrastive learning' mentioned?
In what context is the term 'contrastive learning' mentioned?
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Which conference will take place in Miami, Florida in November 2024?
Which conference will take place in Miami, Florida in November 2024?
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Flashcards
Long Context (LC)
Long Context (LC)
A technique that increases the context window size to allow the model to process and understand larger amounts of text information.
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
A method that uses retrievers to select relevant information from a vast pool of text and feeds it to the model.
Contextualization
Contextualization
The ability of language models (LLMs) to incorporate external contexts and integrate them into their responses.
Increasing Context Window Size
Increasing Context Window Size
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LC + RAG
LC + RAG
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Timeline in Figure 1a
Timeline in Figure 1a
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Incorporating Extremely Long External Contexts
Incorporating Extremely Long External Contexts
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Evaluation and Revisits
Evaluation and Revisits
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Dataset Type
Dataset Type
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Document Type
Document Type
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Average Document Length
Average Document Length
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Papers Using the Dataset
Papers Using the Dataset
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Number of Questions
Number of Questions
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Number of Questions Retained
Number of Questions Retained
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Percentage of Questions Kept
Percentage of Questions Kept
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Question Format
Question Format
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RAG Better Evaluation
RAG Better Evaluation
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Chunk-based Retrieval
Chunk-based Retrieval
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Tree Index Retrieval
Tree Index Retrieval
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RAPTOR Retrieval
RAPTOR Retrieval
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Window Parsing Retrieval
Window Parsing Retrieval
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Text Embeddings Retrieval
Text Embeddings Retrieval
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Evaluation Matrix
Evaluation Matrix
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F1 Score
F1 Score
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Collapsed Tree Traversal
Collapsed Tree Traversal
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Loose Evaluation
Loose Evaluation
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In-Depth Analysis
In-Depth Analysis
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Hierarchical Clustering
Hierarchical Clustering
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Evaluation of Long Context (LC) Models
Evaluation of Long Context (LC) Models
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Incorporating Long External Contexts
Incorporating Long External Contexts
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Knowledge (K) Dataset
Knowledge (K) Dataset
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Reasoning (R) Dataset
Reasoning (R) Dataset
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Reading Comprehension (C) Dataset
Reading Comprehension (C) Dataset
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Long Context (LC): What is it good at?
Long Context (LC): What is it good at?
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Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG): What is it good at?
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG): What is it good at?
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OP-RAG: How does it handle context chunks?
OP-RAG: How does it handle context chunks?
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LC LLM-RAG: How does it handle context chunks?
LC LLM-RAG: How does it handle context chunks?
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Relevance feedback: What does it do?
Relevance feedback: What does it do?
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Query expansion: What does it do?
Query expansion: What does it do?
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Limitations: What is the issue with RAG evaluation?
Limitations: What is the issue with RAG evaluation?
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Limitations: What is the issue with RAG modalities?
Limitations: What is the issue with RAG modalities?
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Study Notes
Long Context vs. RAG for LLMs
- Two main strategies to incorporate external contexts for LLMs are extending context windows (Long Context, LC) and using retrievers for selective information access (Retrieval-Augmented Generation, RAG).
- Recent studies show a trend towards using longer context windows and combining LC with RAG strategies.
- LC generally outperforms RAG in question answering, especially for Wikipedia-based questions.
- Summarization-based retrieval is comparable to LC, whereas chunk-based retrieval lags behind.
- RAG offers advantages in dialogue-based and general question queries.
- Context relevance is crucial for optimal LLM performance.
Introduction
- Large Language Models (LLMs) excel in zero-shot and few-shot question answering but face limitations like hallucinations, lack of real-time information, and domain-specific knowledge.
- External memory sources, incorporating up-to-date and domain-specific data, help overcome these issues.
- LLMs' limited context windows hinder their ability to process extensive content.
Retrievers
- Retrievers are critical components for RAG pipelines.
- They identify and extract contextually relevant segments from documents.
- Three major retrieval strategies:
- Chunk-based: Divides documents into smaller segments and retrieves the most relevant ones for the query. This involves sparse or dense methods. Examples include BM25 and Contriever.
- Index-based: Builds specialized index structures to allow quick and accurate searching within documents. Example is Llama-Index.
- Summarization-based: Uses summaries of key points in documents to facilitate quicker retrieval. This involves hierarchical structures for different levels of abstraction. An example is RAPTOR.
Long-Context LLMs
- Models are evolving with growing context window sizes for extended dialogues, document processing, and complex tasks.
- Models are categorized based on ability and context length support:
- Short (up to 4K tokens)
- Long (up to 32K tokens)
- Ultra-long (over 32K tokens)
Comparing & Combining LC and RAG
- Recent studies compare and combine LC and RAG, analyzing benefits/drawbacks.
- Studies show varying insights on combining approaches depending on model architecture and context types (e.g., discussions, stories, and code/data).
- LC often excels with well-structured, dense information sources (like Wikipedia articles).
- RAG excels with fragmented information, like conversations or stories.
Question Filtering and Expansion
- To ensure a fair comparison, study selects 12 existing QA datasets suitable for context-dependent question answering, expanding them using additional data.
- Questions answerable without context are removed to avoid biases in evaluation.
- Method involves selecting the best retriever for RAG using an initial evaluation set.
Evaluation Methodology
- Evaluation focuses on retrieving, answering QA, and comparing performances using different retrievers and long-context settings.
- Employs an exact match score (EM) and F1 score for evaluation, assessing both overall correctness and partial correctness.
- Three phases:
- Evaluation of various retrieval methods for RAG.
- Comparison of LC and RAG models in question answering.
- In-depth analysis of conditions under which one method excels over the other.
Case Study
- Study investigates specific cases where RAG or LC fail.
- RAG mistakes often stemming from poor retrieval results; or misinterpreting partial context provided.
- LC also exhibits issues with contextual alignment, e.g., providing correct but conceptually off-target answers.
Discussion
- This section analyzes approaches to evaluating and combining LC and RAG along different dimensions.
- Examines factors influencing the trade-offs between context length and relevance in long-context datasets.
- Includes discussion on ethical considerations related to the potential misuse of advanced LLMs with improved context & retrievers.
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This quiz assesses the performance of various retrieval methods in a comparative analysis, focusing on their strengths and weaknesses. It covers aspects such as evaluation metrics, comparisons between RAG and LC, and unique characteristics of the questions answered by each method.