What Is RAG? A Beginner-Friendly Guide to How It Works and What It Does [2026]
You want ChatGPT to read your internal docs and answer questions about them --- that is exactly what RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) is built for. This article walks through how RAG works in three steps, covers vector databases, a LangChain implementation, and when to pick RAG over fine-tuning. We also showcase real use cases including internal Q&A, customer support, and legal/medical knowledge work.