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RAG Explained: The Architecture Behind Agentic AI Systems

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30 min
Apr 4, 2026 11:00 AM
Virtual (Zoom)

In this video

What you'll learn

Understand the fundamentals of RAG

Learn the core RAG architecture, why it matters, and how retrieval improves LLM reliability.

Learn the key RAG patterns used in modern AI applications

Understand common RAG patterns and when to use them in copilots, assistants, and agent systems.

Understand how RAG systems are engineered at scale

Learn how teams design production RAG systems including evaluation, latency, and reliability.

Why this topic matters

RAG has become the foundation of most real AI applications today. Instead of relying only on a model’s training data, modern systems retrieve relevant information from documents, databases, and company knowledge. Understanding RAG helps you design reliable AI assistants, copilots, and agentic systems that actually work in real organizational environments.

You'll learn from

Aishwarya Srinivasan

Aishwarya Srinivasan

AI Entrepreneur | Ex-Google, Microsoft

Arvind Narayan

Arvind Narayan

AI Engineering Lead | Founder

Previously at

Google
Microsoft
Adobe
Columbia University
Carnegie Mellon University
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