Hybrid is two controls, not indecision
Explain when a hybrid RAG plus fine-tuning design is justified by separate risk controls.
The move: justify hybrid by control, not by fashion. A hybrid RAG plus fine-tuning system should not be a compromise between two camps. It should be a control design. The NIST AI Risk Management Framework is useful here because it asks teams to identify and manage risks across the AI lifecycle. In practical architecture terms, that means every component should have a risk job. Retrieval controls evidence risk. It gives the system access to current, permissioned, inspectable information. It supports source updates, citations, and content governance. Fine-tuning controls behavior risk. It can make a model more consistent on repeated patterns:…
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