Respond to the “upload everything” instinct with a concise retrieval-quality argument.
A teammate argues that the safest move is to upload every related PDF, slide deck, screenshot, and old version into the assistant so nothing gets left out. “More files can only help. The model will pick the right one if we give it everything.” “Capacity is not the same as clarity. Extra files help only when they add distinct, current evidence. If we upload overlapping decks, stale versions, and screenshots, we create more competing retrieval candidates and make the canonical source harder to select. Let’s upload the sources we want trusted, clean their names, and remove duplicates first.” This response…
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