Workshop 4: Generification approach
In Workshop 4, we take a new approach to refining our retrieval and generation process by creating step-back questions. These are broader, more generalized versions of the original user question. Instead of narrowing down the focus, as we did with drill-down sub-questions, step-back questions allow us to explore the topic within a wider context.
For example, if the original question is “What are the economic impacts of tourism in Venice?”, the step-back question might be “How does tourism affect local economies in popular cities?”. This shift provides a broader perspective, uncovering patterns and insights that might apply to similar situations beyond the specific case of Venice.
Once the step-back question is generated, we pass both the original and the step-back questions to the LLM. The answers from each are collected and summarized to create a more objective, well-rounded response. This dual-query approach...
