Unlocking RAG’s Full Potential:
Integrating Text and Non-Textual Information

Every enterprise deals with vast quantities of data, often spanning a variety of formats, including text, graphs, images, tables, videos, and more. Text-based Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions, while powerful for processing text-based data, fall short when it comes to understanding and extracting insights from these multimodal resources. 

This limitation will hinder enterprises’ ability to make informed decisions and unlock the full potential of their data.

The Limitations of Text-based RAG

RAG systems primarily focus on processing ONLY text-based data. This hampers their potential to provide comprehensive and accurate answers to complex queries that require understanding a variety of data formats.

For instance, consider a financial report that includes a combination of text, tables, and charts. Text-based RAG solutions will be able to process the textual content, but won’t be able to interpret the visual information contained in the tables and charts. This will lead to incomplete or inaccurate insights, limiting the value that enterprises derive from their data.

Introducing Elastiq Discover

Elastiq Discover addresses the shortcomings of Text-based RAG solutions by incorporating a multimodal understanding capability, including:

1. Charts

Analyzing bar charts in pdfs to provide accurate insights.

2. Tables

Extracting and interpreting data from tables embedded within infographics, offering a comprehensive understanding of complex visual information.

3. No-text images

Understanding and answering questions based on manuals or instructions that rely primarily on images, with minimal or no text.

4. Videos

Extracting and understanding specific information from videos like explainer and demo videos.

5. Audios

Understanding call recordings to find a piece of information that’s hard to find.

By combining text-based information with multimodal data, Elastiq Discover offers a more comprehensive and accurate understanding of the world, enabling it to provide more informative and relevant responses to a wider range of queries.

Conclusion

By bridging the gap between textual and multimodal data, Elastiq Discover empowers enterprises to unlock the true potential of their information assets. 

As the volume and variety of data continue to grow, Elastiq Discover’s approach to handling multimodal information becomes increasingly valuable. It represents a fundamental shift in our ability to derive meaningful insights from complex, diverse datasets.

To learn more and schedule a live demo, contact us today.