Module 5: Retrieval-augmented generation

AINS6004 — Natural Language Processing

Essential Question

How does retrieval change reliability and accountability?

Scenario

a product team evaluating an NLP workflow before using it in customer-facing communication

Stakeholders: product manager, support lead, privacy reviewer, and model evaluator

Core Moves

• Define the decision boundary

• Compare baseline and alternative

• Interpret evidence and assumptions

• Identify failure modes

• Recommend next action

Lab & Assignment

Build a minimal RAG workflow with source citation checks.

Artifact: NLP evaluation packet with task framing, retrieval/evaluation design, and deployment guardrails focused on retrieval-augmented generation: Build a minimal RAG workflow with source citation checks.