Knowledge Pyramid Construction for Multi-Level Retrieval-Augmented Generation

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Main Authors: Chen, Rubing, Zhang, Xulu, Wu, Jiaxin, Fan, Wenqi, Wei, Xiao-Yong, Li, Qing
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author Chen, Rubing
Zhang, Xulu
Wu, Jiaxin
Fan, Wenqi
Wei, Xiao-Yong
Li, Qing
author_facet Chen, Rubing
Zhang, Xulu
Wu, Jiaxin
Fan, Wenqi
Wei, Xiao-Yong
Li, Qing
contents This paper addresses the need for improved precision in existing knowledge-enhanced question-answering frameworks, specifically Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) methods that primarily focus on enhancing recall. We propose a multi-layer knowledge pyramid approach within the RAG framework to achieve a better balance between precision and recall. The knowledge pyramid consists of three layers: Ontologies, Knowledge Graphs (KGs), and chunk-based raw text. We employ cross-layer augmentation techniques for comprehensive knowledge coverage and dynamic updates of the Ontology schema and instances. To ensure compactness, we utilize cross-layer filtering methods for knowledge condensation in KGs. Our approach, named PolyRAG, follows a waterfall model for retrieval, starting from the top of the pyramid and progressing down until a confident answer is obtained. We introduce two benchmarks for domain-specific knowledge retrieval, one in the academic domain and the other in the financial domain. The effectiveness of the methods has been validated through comprehensive experiments by outperforming 19 SOTA methods. An encouraging observation is that the proposed method has augmented the GPT-4, providing 395% F1 gain by improving its performance from 0.1636 to 0.8109.
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spellingShingle Knowledge Pyramid Construction for Multi-Level Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Chen, Rubing
Zhang, Xulu
Wu, Jiaxin
Fan, Wenqi
Wei, Xiao-Yong
Li, Qing
Artificial Intelligence
Computation and Language
This paper addresses the need for improved precision in existing knowledge-enhanced question-answering frameworks, specifically Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) methods that primarily focus on enhancing recall. We propose a multi-layer knowledge pyramid approach within the RAG framework to achieve a better balance between precision and recall. The knowledge pyramid consists of three layers: Ontologies, Knowledge Graphs (KGs), and chunk-based raw text. We employ cross-layer augmentation techniques for comprehensive knowledge coverage and dynamic updates of the Ontology schema and instances. To ensure compactness, we utilize cross-layer filtering methods for knowledge condensation in KGs. Our approach, named PolyRAG, follows a waterfall model for retrieval, starting from the top of the pyramid and progressing down until a confident answer is obtained. We introduce two benchmarks for domain-specific knowledge retrieval, one in the academic domain and the other in the financial domain. The effectiveness of the methods has been validated through comprehensive experiments by outperforming 19 SOTA methods. An encouraging observation is that the proposed method has augmented the GPT-4, providing 395% F1 gain by improving its performance from 0.1636 to 0.8109.
title Knowledge Pyramid Construction for Multi-Level Retrieval-Augmented Generation
topic Artificial Intelligence
Computation and Language
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.21276