00: Introduction and Orientation – Retrieval Augmented Generation (CS6101 WING.NUS)

Slides for this session: http://soc-n.us/cs6101-t2510-w00 Video Playlist: https://soc-n.us/cs6101-t2510-playlist The course session began with introductions and course structure explanations from Min, who welcomed participants and outlined the hybrid format combining lectures and group projects, including details about lecture preparation, support roles, and project assignments. Min discussed the setup and coordination for research projects, emphasising hands-on experience and self-organization through various communication channels and resources. The session concluded with technical introduction about retrieval-augmented models, including explanations of different model architectures, their applications, and methods for optimising larger language models while maintaining performance. 00:00 Course Logistics 1:07:35 RAG Tutorial (source: Akari et al. ACL Tutorial 2023: Retrieval Based Language Models and Applications, Section 1)