articleData Science and EngineeringJan 2, 2026DIAMOND OA

Retrieval-Augmented Generation for AI-Generated Content: A Survey

Peking University · Tencent (China) · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Advancements in model algorithms, the growth of foundational models, and access to high-quality datasets have propelled the evolution of Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC). Despite its notable successes, AIGC still faces hurdles such as updating knowledge, handling long-tail data, mitigating data leakage, and managing high training and inference costs. Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) has recently emerged as a paradigm to address such challenges. In particular, RAG introduces the information retrieval process, which enhances the generation process by retrieving relevant objects from available data stores, leading to higher accuracy and better robustness. In this paper, we comprehensively…

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Keywords
  • Inference
  • Process (computing)
  • Perspective (graphical)
  • Modalities
  • Applications of artificial intelligence
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