Exploring Retrieval Augmented Generation in Arabic

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Autori principali: El-Beltagy, Samhaa R., Abdallah, Mohamed A.
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author El-Beltagy, Samhaa R.
Abdallah, Mohamed A.
author_facet El-Beltagy, Samhaa R.
Abdallah, Mohamed A.
contents Recently, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) has emerged as a powerful technique in natural language processing, combining the strengths of retrieval-based and generation-based models to enhance text generation tasks. However, the application of RAG in Arabic, a language with unique characteristics and resource constraints, remains underexplored. This paper presents a comprehensive case study on the implementation and evaluation of RAG for Arabic text. The work focuses on exploring various semantic embedding models in the retrieval stage and several LLMs in the generation stage, in order to investigate what works and what doesn't in the context of Arabic. The work also touches upon the issue of variations between document dialect and query dialect in the retrieval stage. Results show that existing semantic embedding models and LLMs can be effectively employed to build Arabic RAG pipelines.
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spellingShingle Exploring Retrieval Augmented Generation in Arabic
El-Beltagy, Samhaa R.
Abdallah, Mohamed A.
Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
Recently, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) has emerged as a powerful technique in natural language processing, combining the strengths of retrieval-based and generation-based models to enhance text generation tasks. However, the application of RAG in Arabic, a language with unique characteristics and resource constraints, remains underexplored. This paper presents a comprehensive case study on the implementation and evaluation of RAG for Arabic text. The work focuses on exploring various semantic embedding models in the retrieval stage and several LLMs in the generation stage, in order to investigate what works and what doesn't in the context of Arabic. The work also touches upon the issue of variations between document dialect and query dialect in the retrieval stage. Results show that existing semantic embedding models and LLMs can be effectively employed to build Arabic RAG pipelines.
title Exploring Retrieval Augmented Generation in Arabic
topic Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.07425