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Bayesian Search Cuts RAG Latency 40% in Production Pipeline Overhaul
A team rebuilt their RAG retrieval layer, moving from fixed 512-token chunks to recursive chunking that respects document structure. They achieved 95% recall@10 and reduced latency by 40% using Bayesian search for hyperparameter tuning. The approach addresses common production issues like split clauses and noisy chunks.
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The piece offers practical, measurable improvements to RAG pipelines, but the 40% latency cut depends on prior baseline choices and may not generalize to all setups.
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Optimizing RAG at Scale: Chunking, Retrieval, and the Bayesian Search That Cut Latency 40% →
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