RAG Agents in Prod: 10 Lessons We Learned — Douwe Kiela, creator of RAG
This talk addresses the challenges and lessons learned from deploying Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) agents in production environments, particularly within enterprises. The core thesis is that while large language models are powerful, they are often only a small part of a larger system. True value and business transformation come from effectively managing context, specializing AI for domain expertise, and building robust systems that can handle enterprise-scale data and user needs, rather than focusing solely on model capabilities.
17 min