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RAG for Beginners: Build AI Chatbots on Your Own Data

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Build an AI chatbot that answers questions using your own documents, not just general internet knowledge. This course explains retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) in plain language and walks you through building a working knowledge chatbot step by step. You will prepare your documents, upload them to a no-code platform, configure your chatbot's behavior, test it thoroughly, and deploy it for real use. The guided project is an internal FAQ chatbot for a company, team, or personal knowledge base. By the end, you will have a live chatbot that gives accurate, source-backed answers from the documents you provide. No coding or technical background required. You will need free accounts on Botpress and ChatGPT (for custom GPTs).

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What RAG Is and Why Your Chatbot Needs It

Understand what retrieval-augmented generation means in plain language. Learn why regular AI chatbots cannot answer questions about your data, and set up the tools you need for this course.

  1. 1Before You Start What You NeedTutorial
  2. 2The Problem Ai Knows Everything Except Your StuffTutorial
  3. 3How Rag Works Plain LanguageTutorial
  4. 4When Rag Is The Right ToolTutorial
  5. 5Module 1 CheckQuiz

Preparing and Uploading Your Data

Learn which document types work best, how to organize your content for accurate answers, and how to upload your knowledge base to the chatbot platform.

  1. 6Why Document Quality MattersTutorial
  2. 7Which Document Types Work BestTutorial
  3. 8Organizing Your Knowledge BaseTutorial
  4. 9Uploading Documents To BotpressTutorial
  5. 10Module 2 CheckQuiz

Building Your First Knowledge Chatbot

Configure your chatbot's personality and behavior. Write effective system instructions, set answer boundaries, add source citations, and test with real questions.

  1. 11Configuring Your Chatbots PersonalityTutorial
  2. 12Adding Source CitationsTutorial
  3. 13Testing Your Chatbot ThoroughlyTutorial
  4. 14Handling Edge CasesTutorial
  5. 15Module 3 CheckQuiz

Making Your Chatbot Smarter

Improve answer accuracy with better chunking, add multiple data sources, build a second chatbot with custom GPTs, and learn advanced instruction techniques.

  1. 16Why Some Answers Are Wrong And How To Fix ThemTutorial
  2. 17Adding Multiple Data SourcesTutorial
  3. 18Building A Chatbot With Custom GptsTutorial
  4. 19Advanced Instruction TechniquesTutorial
  5. 20Module 4 CheckQuiz

Deploying, Monitoring, and Your Final Project

Deploy your chatbot for real users. Embed it on a website, connect to Slack, understand costs and limits, monitor answer quality, and complete your final project.

  1. 21Deploying Your ChatbotTutorial
  2. 22Costs Limits And Platform ComparisonTutorial
  3. 23Monitoring And Improving Over TimeTutorial
  4. 24Instruction Patterns ReferenceTutorial
  5. 25Your Final ProjectTutorial
  6. 26Module 5 CheckQuiz

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