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Ryan is a current student at Parsity who build an app for his employer, Smoothie King, to suggest drinks in a chat interface using a powerful and lesser-known AI technology: RAG.
RAG stands for retrieval augmented generation. Basically, providing information (like smoothie recipes) to an AI model so it can return a highly specific response.
Ryan breaks down how he finds the time to build side projects like this and how he built this app.
Want to build your own AI-powered app? Check out this project: parsity.io/ai-with-rag
Connect with Ryan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhardin378/
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Chapters
1. Welcome And Guest Introduction (00:00:00)
2. The App’s Purpose And Interface (00:00:35)
3. What RAG Means And Why It Matters (00:03:40)
4. Data Sourcing And Scraping With Puppeteer (00:05:36)
5. Chunking, JSON Design, And Pinecone (00:07:20)
6. Stack Choices, Re-Ranking, And Speed (00:09:05)
7. Real-World Use Cases And Pitching Corporate (00:11:15)
8. Learning Path, Tools, And Tradeoffs (00:13:20)
9. Getting Started, Consistency, And Time (00:16:20)
10. Availability, Rate Limits, And Closing (00:18:15)
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