Beyond RAG: Three Emerging Knowledge‑Engineering Strategies (ICL, Online Learning, SLM)
The article outlines three post‑RAG knowledge‑engineering approaches—In‑Context Learning with dynamic few‑shot selection, Online Learning encompassing Meta‑Learning and Lifelong Learning to quickly adapt to new tasks, and the Small Language Model path that combines fine‑tuned task‑specific experts with LLM‑SLM collaboration for efficient, privacy‑preserving inference.
