Knowledge graphs vs RAG: when graphs actually win
Knowledge graphs vs RAG: graph retrieval wins multi-hop reasoning and global summarization, but vector RAG matches it on simple lookups at far lower cost.
Further reading
14 articles from the Wire blog, sorted newest first. Return to the RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) definition for context.
Knowledge graphs vs RAG: graph retrieval wins multi-hop reasoning and global summarization, but vector RAG matches it on simple lookups at far lower cost.
Chunking strategies decide which context reaches your AI. How fixed-size, semantic, and late chunking change retrieval accuracy, with 2026 benchmark data.
There are three moments to process AI context: ingestion, a background pass some call dreaming, and query time. Match each kind of work to the right one.
RAG, long context, or fine-tuning? A 2026 decision guide on cost, accuracy, and freshness, with a use-case table for choosing the right one in production.
AI support replies sound generic because teams treat brand voice as a prompt problem. Context engineering fixes it by selecting the right exemplars.
AI token usage scales with knowledge base size only when the full corpus loads per query. The real variable is selective context delivery, not KB size.
Context poisoning plants false data into an AI agent's memory or RAG index. The model treats it as truth. It's a context engineering problem, not a model bug.
RAG vs long context in 2026: which wins on cost, speed, and accuracy, and when each one beats the other in production. What the benchmarks actually show.
Most AI inaccuracies in production are context quality failures, not model fabrications. Here's the research on what context engineering actually changes.
77% of employees share sensitive data with AI tools. Five context engineering patterns give AI what it needs without exposing what it shouldn't see.
Five dimensions of context quality that determine AI agent performance, with metrics, benchmarks, and practical measurement approaches for production systems.
Hybrid search improves AI retrieval accuracy by up to 41% in technical domains. Here's how semantic search works, where keywords fail, and when you need both.
Seven context engineering techniques used in production AI systems, with implementation patterns, research backing, and guidance on when each one works.
GPT-5.2 hallucinates at 10.8%, o3-pro at 23.3%. The fix has less to do with better models and more to do with context engineering. Here's the research.
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