arXiv:2607. 11267v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In the rapidly evolving landscape of information retrieval systems, the ability to adapt and improve through user feedback is paramount.
By Tatiana Pelc, Gila Kamhi, Asaf Avrahamy, Adi Fledel-Alon
arXiv:2607. 26071v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In this work, we propose GuidedRAG, a novel extension to traditional Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) that introduces a dedicated selection stage and semantic steering during retrieval.
By Matthijs Jansen op de Haar, Tobias St\"ahle, Lorenzo Gatti
The paper investigates whether incorporating an evidence-support signal into retrieval evaluation for retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) improves downstream decision‑making. Across multiple benchmarks and a TREC RAG 2025 setting, the evidence signal alters retriever rankings but its benefits vary: it does not consistently enhance retriever training, its usefulness for system selection depends on generator instructions, and it does not reliably predict answer quality on unseen topics. Human filtering of evidence‑rich passages preserves useful content, yet evaluators disagree on whether this improves final answers, indicating that evidence‑aware evaluation alone does not guarantee better downstream outcomes.
By Utshab Kumar Ghosh, Debayan Mukhopadhyay, Shubham Chatterjee
The paper surveys recent advances in Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), a technique that integrates external retrieval into language model generation to reduce hallucinations and keep knowledge current. It introduces a four‑axis taxonomy—efficiency, defense, interactivity, and reasoning—to organize contemporary RAG research, covering retrieval methods, fusion strategies, embedding optimizations, and reinforcement learning policies. The survey also reviews evaluation practices, domain‑specific applications, and architectural variants, while highlighting ongoing challenges such as retrieval quality, reliability, domain adaptation, scalability, and explainability.
By Meghana Sunil, Shravya V, Shravan Venkatraman, Joe Dhanith PR
arXiv:2606. 14817v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This work presents the design, implementation, and evaluation of a system for generating personalized reading content using Large Language Models (LLMs) combined with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
By Sooyeon Kim, Piotr S. Maci\k{a}g
arXiv:2608.24753v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Evaluating Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems requires assessing not only end-to-end correctness but also how individual components interac...
By Pius von D\"{a}niken, Felix Matthias Saaro, Mark Cieliebak, Jan Deriu