RAG on Signal & Syntax

RAG on Signal & Syntaxhttps://signal-and-syntax.com/tags/rag/Recent content in RAG on Signal & SyntaxHugoen-usMon, 09 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0700How Large Language Models (LLMs) Know Things They Were Never Taughthttps://signal-and-syntax.com/posts/how-large-language-models-know-things-they-were-never-taught/Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0700https://signal-and-syntax.com/posts/how-large-language-models-know-things-they-were-never-taught/When you ask an LLM without web search enabled a question like “What happened in the news this morning?”, the LLM will respond by telling you that it doesn’t have access to current events and suggest you check a more current news source such as Reuters or Google News. Conversely, ask an LLM with web search enabled the same question, and you receive a detailed rundown of breaking stories, political controversies, and sports news from the past 24 hours.