What Is RAG? How AI Checks Facts Before It Answers

AI EXPLAINED Retrieval augmented generation helps many AI tools stay accurate. Here is how it works. AllInfo AI

AI can make things up

THE PROBLEM Chatbots only know their training data, and sometimes they guess with confidence.

THE FIX RAG lets the AI look up trusted documents first, then answer using what it found.

STEP 1 Files are split into chunks and saved in a vector database that searches by meaning.

STEP 2 Your question is matched with the most relevant chunks of text.

STEP 3 The AI writes its answer from those chunks, often with citations you can check.

TRY IT FREE Upload your sources and ask questions. Answers point to the exact passages.

GO DEEPER Learn RAG vs fine tuning, real examples and the limits to watch. Read the full guide