Retrieval systems are at the core of modern Gen AI applications. But most explanations focus on tools, not understanding. This course teaches you how retrieval actually works, for RAG for LLMs, and how to design and evaluate it effectively.
You’ll learn how information is represented through embeddings, how similarity is computed, and why similarity alone is not enough to guarantee relevance. You’ll explore how choices like chunking and query processing directly impact system performance, and how to move from simple retrieval to controlled, judgment-driven systems using metadata and reranking.
The course also covers how retrieval systems fail in practice (such as returning plausible but incorrect results) and how to make these failures observable, through metrics and diagnostics.
What makes this course unique is its focus on mental models over tooling. Rather than teaching a specific stack, it equips you with the concepts needed to understand, debug, and improve any retrieval-based system. By the end, you will be able to reason about retrieval behavior and make better design decisions in real-world Gen AI systems.
Introduction to the course.
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1 vidéo•Total 2 minutes
Course Introduction•2 minutes
Gen AI Retrieval Fundamentals
Module 2•2 heures à terminer
Détails du module
Build a deep understanding of how retrieval systems work by learning how information is represented, compared, and structured.
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6 vidéos•Total 48 minutes
Module Intro•2 minutes
How Gen AI Retrieval Works•10 minutes
Representation and Similarity•12 minutes
Similarity vs. Relevance•11 minutes
The Effect of Chunking•10 minutes
Module Conclusion•2 minutes
4 lectures•Total 40 minutes
The Retrieval Stack•10 minutes
Dense vs. Sparse Representation•10 minutes
The Most Common Failure Mode•10 minutes
Chunking Approaches•10 minutes
1 devoir•Total 30 minutes
Module-End Quiz•30 minutes
Implementing Enterprise Retrieval
Module 3•2 heures à terminer
Détails du module
Design, control, and operate production-grade retrieval systems by optimizing queries, applying judgment, and monitoring system behavior.
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6 vidéos•Total 58 minutes
Module Introduction•2 minutes
Query Processing and Augmentation•14 minutes
Metadata for Retrieval Control•13 minutes
Reranking as Judgment•10 minutes
Failure Modes to Avoid•15 minutes
Module Conclusion•3 minutes
4 lectures•Total 40 minutes
Performing Multiple LLM Tasks•10 minutes
A Few Key Fields•10 minutes
Metadata in Reranking•10 minutes
What Can an LLM Compensate For?•10 minutes
1 devoir•Total 30 minutes
Module-End Quiz•30 minutes
Course Conclusion
Module 4•1 heure à terminer
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Conclusion to the course.
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1 vidéo•Total 2 minutes
Course Conclusion•2 minutes
1 devoir•Total 30 minutes
Final Quiz•30 minutes
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