Letting Models See Their Own Retrieval Process
bigaiguy · x · 2026-07-11
First, it covers Retrieval Auditing: every retrieval logs its confidence and rationale. This isn't just for debugging; it allows the model to see its own retrieval trajectory.
When the model realizes, "Although I retrieved this passage, it only partially answers the question," it can proactively trigger another retrieval. The author calls this "self-aware retrieval," though very few have actually implemented it.
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