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Shionogi Pharmaceutical boosts AI search accuracy to 90% with Modular RAG

Shionogi Pharmaceutical in Japan has significantly improved its internal AI search capabilities by implementing a "Modular RAG" system. This shift enhanced accuracy from 50% to 90%, enabling AI agents to effectively process complex pharmaceutical data and unstructured information like Excel sheets. The successful integration highlights the growing importance of engineering expertise in deploying enterprise AI solutions. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates how advanced AI techniques like Modular RAG can solve specific enterprise data challenges, improving operational efficiency.

RANK_REASON This is a specific application of AI technology within a company, not a frontier release or significant industry-wide event.

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Shionogi Pharmaceutical boosts AI search accuracy to 90% with Modular RAG

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    By shifting from standard search to "Modular RAG," Japan's Shionogi Pharmaceutical boosted its internal AI search accuracy from a coin-flip 50% to 90%. Working

    By shifting from standard search to "Modular RAG," Japan's Shionogi Pharmaceutical boosted its internal AI search accuracy from a coin-flip 50% to 90%. Working with Classmethod, they built AI agents that autonomously navigate complex, highly regulated drug data and messy Excel sh…