Cobus Greyling
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Cobus Greyling

Cobus Greyling is passionate about exploring the intersection of AI and language. From Language Models, AI Agents to Agentic Applications, Development Frameworks & Data-Centric Productivity Tools, I share insights and ideas on how these technologies are shaping the future.

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Published Aug 05, 2026
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What is Hill Climbing?

What is Hill Climbing?
Published Jun 12, 2025
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AI agents, RAG, and agentic retrieval for enterprises

AI agents, RAG, and agentic retrieval for enterprises
Published Jun 25, 2025
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How MCP enables smarter, adaptive AI agent integration

How MCP enables smarter, adaptive AI agent integration
Published Jun 17, 2025
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Agentic RAG is the next step in smarter enterprise AI

Agentic RAG is the next step in smarter enterprise AI
Published May 09, 2024
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Putting AI to work

Putting AI to work
Published May 10, 2024
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The case for an AI productivity suite

The case for an AI productivity suite
Published May 14, 2024
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Rapid development of intelligent generative AI APIs

Rapid development of intelligent generative AI APIs
Published May 17, 2024
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The large language model landscape — Version 5

The large language model landscape — Version 5
Published May 22, 2024
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Three considerations for private open-source LLM instances

Three considerations for private open-source LLM instances
Published May 21, 2024
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A short history of chatbots

A short history of chatbots
Published May 28, 2024
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TinyLlama is an open-source small language model

TinyLlama is an open-source small language model
Published Jun 04, 2024
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Five levels of AI agents

Five levels of AI agents
Published Jun 06, 2024
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Data design for fine-tuning LLM long context windows

Data design for fine-tuning LLM long context windows
Published Jun 03, 2024
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LLM agents vs. chains: Differences & when to use each

LLM agents vs. chains: Differences & when to use each
Published Jun 14, 2024
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Teaching LLMs To say, “I don’t know”

Teaching LLMs To say, “I don’t know”
Published Jun 10, 2024
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LLM performance over time & LLM task contamination

LLM performance over time & LLM task contamination
Published Jun 12, 2024
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Improving text embeddings with LLM generated synthetic data

Improving text embeddings with LLM generated synthetic data
Published Jun 16, 2024
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Active prompting with chain-of-thought for large language models

Active prompting with chain-of-thought for large language models
Published Jun 19, 2024
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Prompt pipelines

Prompt pipelines
Published Jul 01, 2024
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Small & medium-sized enterprises enter the conversational AI arena

Small & medium-sized enterprises enter the conversational AI arena
Published Jul 03, 2024
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Meta taxonomy of large language model correction & refinement

Meta taxonomy of large language model correction & refinement
Published Jul 07, 2024
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Large language model (LLM) SWOT analysis

Large language model (LLM) SWOT analysis
Published Jul 04, 2024
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Retrieval-Augmented generation (RAG) vs LLM fine-tuning

Retrieval-Augmented generation (RAG) vs LLM fine-tuning
Published Jul 10, 2024
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Visualise & discover RAG data

Visualise & discover RAG data
Published Jul 12, 2024
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The new corner store is digital

The new corner store is digital
Published Jul 12, 2024
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AI-Assisted UI design with AI for service

AI-Assisted UI design with AI for service
Published Jul 12, 2024
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Automate your contact center faster with AI for service

Automate your contact center faster with AI for service
Published Jul 12, 2024
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Automation and orchestration with AI for service

Automation and orchestration with AI for service
Published Jul 12, 2024
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Introducing effortless no-code conversational UI onboarding

Introducing effortless no-code conversational UI onboarding
Published Jul 12, 2024
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The corner store can have a chatbot

The corner store can have a chatbot
Published Jul 12, 2024
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Helping SMBs build conversational AI

Helping SMBs build conversational AI
Published Jul 12, 2024
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Making conversational AI accessible for small and medium organisations

Making conversational AI accessible for small and medium organisations
Published Jul 26, 2024
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No-code deployment and orchestration of open-sourced foundation models

No-code deployment and orchestration of open-sourced foundation models
Published Jul 22, 2024
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Prompt-RAG: Vector embedding free retrieval-augmented generation

Prompt-RAG: Vector embedding free retrieval-augmented generation
Published Aug 12, 2024
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Corrective RAG: Boosting response quality

Corrective RAG: Boosting response quality
Published Aug 14, 2024
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Adding noise improves RAG performance

Adding noise improves RAG performance
Published Aug 29, 2024
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The case for small language models

The case for small language models
Published Aug 30, 2024
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The shifting vocabulary of AI

The shifting vocabulary of AI
Published Sep 05, 2024
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Fine-Tuning or RAG?

Fine-Tuning or RAG?
Published Sep 19, 2024
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LLM drift, prompt drift & cascading

LLM drift, prompt drift & cascading
Published Sep 23, 2024
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The evolution of grounding & planning In AI agents

The evolution of grounding & planning In AI agents
Published Sep 20, 2024
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Beyond LLMs: The shift to smaller, smarter AI models

Beyond LLMs: The shift to smaller, smarter AI models
Published Sep 26, 2024
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Please stop saying long context windows will replace RAG

Please stop saying long context windows will replace RAG
Published Oct 14, 2024
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Small language models: Purpose & potential

Small language models: Purpose & potential
Published Oct 04, 2024
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Self-Reflective Retrieval-Augmented Generation (SELF-RAG)

Self-Reflective Retrieval-Augmented Generation (SELF-RAG)
Published Sep 28, 2024
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Prompt-RAG

Prompt-RAG
Published Oct 15, 2024
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Evaluating LLM voting under scaling laws

Evaluating LLM voting under scaling laws
Published Oct 21, 2024
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RAT — Retrieval Augmented Thoughts

RAT — Retrieval Augmented Thoughts
Published Oct 16, 2024
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Chain-of-Instructions (CoI) fine-tuning

Chain-of-Instructions (CoI) fine-tuning
Published Oct 27, 2024
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DRAGIN: Dynamic RAG based on real-time information needs of LLMs

DRAGIN: Dynamic RAG based on real-time information needs of LLMs
Published Oct 24, 2024
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A study comparing RAG & Fine-Tuning for knowledge base use-cases

A study comparing RAG & Fine-Tuning for knowledge base use-cases
Published Oct 30, 2024
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Retrieval Augmented Fine-Tuning (RAFT)

Retrieval Augmented Fine-Tuning (RAFT)
Published Oct 30, 2024
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Large language models excel at In-Context Learning (ICL)

Large language models excel at In-Context Learning (ICL)
Published Nov 11, 2024
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FIT-RAG

FIT-RAG
Published Nov 01, 2024
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Adaptive-RAG

Adaptive-RAG
Published Nov 15, 2024
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FaaF: Facts as a function for evaluating RAG

FaaF: Facts as a function for evaluating RAG
Published Nov 18, 2024
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Agentic Search-Augmented Factuality Evaluator (SAFE) for LLMs

Agentic Search-Augmented Factuality Evaluator (SAFE) for LLMs
Published Nov 03, 2024
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Challenges in adopting RAG solutions

Challenges in adopting RAG solutions
Published Nov 14, 2024
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Disambiguation: Dynamic context for effective RAG question suggestions

Disambiguation: Dynamic context for effective RAG question suggestions
Published Nov 21, 2024
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Data design for fine-tuning to improve small language model behaviour

Data design for fine-tuning to improve small language model behaviour
Published Nov 21, 2024
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Improve conversational UIs using social intelligence

Improve conversational UIs using social intelligence
Published Nov 25, 2024
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Can small errors disrupt RAG pipelines?

Can small errors disrupt RAG pipelines?
Published Jan 06, 2025
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DialogGPT

DialogGPT
Published Jan 07, 2025
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How should large language models be evaluated?

How should large language models be evaluated?
Published Jan 08, 2025
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OPRO explained: Smarter prompt design

OPRO explained: Smarter prompt design
Published Jan 10, 2025
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LLM alignment, hallucination & misinformation

LLM alignment, hallucination & misinformation
Published Feb 10, 2025
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As-Needed decomposition & planning using large language models ( ADaPT)

As-Needed decomposition & planning using large language models ( ADaPT)
Published Jan 13, 2025
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Evaluating LLMs: What, where, and how

Evaluating LLMs: What, where, and how
Published Jan 17, 2025
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Chain of Empathy Prompting (CoE)

Chain of Empathy Prompting (CoE)
Published Jan 15, 2025
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What are LLMs good at & when can LLMs fail?

What are LLMs good at & when can LLMs fail?
Published Jan 20, 2025
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Are emergent abilities In LLMs inherent or merely In-Context Learning?

Are emergent abilities In LLMs inherent or merely In-Context Learning?
Published Jan 22, 2025
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LLM hallucination index

LLM hallucination index
Published Jan 24, 2025
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Knowledge-Driven Chain-of-Thought (KD-CoT)

Knowledge-Driven Chain-of-Thought (KD-CoT)
Published Jan 27, 2025
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Chain-Of-Note (CoN) retrieval for LLMs

Chain-Of-Note (CoN) retrieval for LLMs
Published Jan 31, 2025
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Open ai structured JSON output with adherence

Open ai structured JSON output with adherence
Published Jan 30, 2025
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The Chain-Of-X phenomenon In LLM prompting

The Chain-Of-X phenomenon In LLM prompting
Published Feb 05, 2025
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The anatomy Of Chain-Of-Thought prompting (CoT)

The anatomy Of Chain-Of-Thought prompting (CoT)
Published Feb 03, 2025
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Contrastive Chain-Of-Thought prompting

Contrastive Chain-Of-Thought prompting
Published Feb 07, 2025
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Self-Consistency for Chain-Of-Thought prompting

Self-Consistency for Chain-Of-Thought prompting
Published Feb 12, 2025
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Generative AI trends to watch in 2025 & beyond

Generative AI trends to watch in 2025 & beyond
Published Feb 14, 2025
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Data delivery to LLMs

Data delivery to LLMs
Published Feb 16, 2025
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Large language model programs

Large language model programs
Published Feb 18, 2025
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What is multi-task language understanding (MMLU)

What is multi-task language understanding (MMLU)
Published Feb 20, 2025
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Random CoT for better LLM reasoning

Random CoT for better LLM reasoning
Published Feb 25, 2025
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Large language model hallucination mitigation techniques

Large language model hallucination mitigation techniques
Published Mar 03, 2025
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Validating low-confidence LLM generation

Validating low-confidence LLM generation
Published Mar 14, 2025
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Considering large language model reasoning step length

Considering large language model reasoning step length
Published Mar 12, 2025
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Chain Of Natural Language Inference (CoNLI)

Chain Of Natural Language Inference (CoNLI)
Published Mar 17, 2025
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Meta taxonomy of LLM correction & refinement

Meta taxonomy of LLM correction & refinement
Published Mar 24, 2025
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Understanding LLM user experience & expectation

Understanding LLM user experience & expectation
Published Mar 27, 2025
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Concise Chain-of-Thought (CCoT) prompting

Concise Chain-of-Thought (CCoT) prompting
Published Mar 31, 2025
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UniMS-RAG: Unified multi-source RAG for personalised dialogue

UniMS-RAG: Unified multi-source RAG for personalised dialogue
Published Mar 28, 2025
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Chain-of-Symbol prompting (CoS) for LLMs

Chain-of-Symbol prompting (CoS) for LLMs
Published Apr 07, 2025
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A benchmark for verifying chain-of-thought

A benchmark for verifying chain-of-thought
Published Apr 02, 2025
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Seven RAG engineering failure points

Seven RAG engineering failure points
Published Apr 08, 2025
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Designing conversational UIs that match user intent

Designing conversational UIs that match user intent
Published Apr 09, 2025
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Comparing human, LLM & LLM-RAG responses

Comparing human, LLM & LLM-RAG responses
Published Apr 10, 2025
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Beyond Chain-of-Thought LLM reasoning

Beyond Chain-of-Thought LLM reasoning
Published Apr 14, 2025
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T-RAG = RAG + fine-tuning + entity detection

T-RAG = RAG + fine-tuning + entity detection
Published Apr 17, 2025
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Demonstrate, search, predict (DSP) for LLMs

Demonstrate, search, predict (DSP) for LLMs