Graphwise Launches GraphRAG Solution to Improve AI Context
Graphwise announced a new GraphRAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) solution designed to provide AI agents with better context and common sense. The system uses knowledge graphs and ontologies to bridge complex enterprise data with AI applications. The company claims the approach reduces inaccurate answers by half in benchmark tests compared to vector-only RAG systems.
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