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🤖 AI Engineering Mind Map

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Pipeline view: stages left→right = model lifecycle (data → training → inference → optimization → MLOps → security → agentic). Dashed = cross-module.

🗄️Vector Store & ANN Indexing Stage🔍RAG & Reranking Matrix Stage✍️Prompting & Guardrails Stage🛠️Tool Use & Sandboxing Stage🤖Agentic Patterns & State Graphs⚖️Evaluation & Benchmarks StageVector Distance Metrics & L2 NormVector Distance Metrics & L2 NormClick for definition & exam pointsScalar Quantization (SQ8/SQ4)Scalar Quantization (SQ8/SQ4)Click for definition & exam pointsProduct Quantization (PQ)Product Quantization (PQ)Click for definition & exam pointsADC Asymmetric Distance ComputationADC Asymmetric Distance ComputationClick for definition & exam pointsIVF Inverted File IndexingIVF Inverted File IndexingClick for definition & exam pointsHNSW Multi-Layer Skip GraphHNSW Multi-Layer Skip GraphClick for definition & exam pointsHNSW Heuristic Search & RoutingHNSW Heuristic Search & RoutingClick for definition & exam pointsVector DB Filtering & SelectionVector DB Filtering & SelectionClick for definition & exam pointsDocument Layout Parsing & OCRDocument Layout Parsing & OCRClick for definition & exam pointsRecursive Character SplitterRecursive Character SplitterClick for definition & exam pointsSentence-Window ChunkingSentence-Window ChunkingClick for definition & exam pointsParent-Child ChunkingParent-Child ChunkingClick for definition & exam pointsSemantic ChunkingSemantic ChunkingClick for definition & exam pointsQuery Rewriting & DecompositionQuery Rewriting & DecompositionClick for definition & exam pointsHyDE Hypothetical EmbeddingsHyDE Hypothetical EmbeddingsClick for definition & exam pointsBM25 Sparse RetrievalBM25 Sparse RetrievalClick for definition & exam pointsDense Bi-Encoder RetrievalDense Bi-Encoder RetrievalClick for definition & exam pointsRRF Reciprocal Rank FusionRRF Reciprocal Rank FusionClick for definition & exam pointsCross-Encoder ArchitectureCross-Encoder ArchitectureClick for definition & exam pointsBGE-Reranker SeriesBGE-Reranker SeriesClick for definition & exam pointsCohere Rerank Industrial APICohere Rerank Industrial APIClick for definition & exam pointsColBERT Late InteractionColBERT Late InteractionClick for definition & exam pointsRankGPT LLM Listwise RerankerRankGPT LLM Listwise RerankerClick for definition & exam pointsContextual CompressionContextual CompressionClick for definition & exam pointsSelf-RAG ReflectionSelf-RAG ReflectionClick for definition & exam pointsCorrective RAG (CRAG)Corrective RAG (CRAG)Click for definition & exam pointsGraphRAG Knowledge Graph SearchGraphRAG Knowledge Graph SearchClick for definition & exam pointsFew-Shot In-Context LearningFew-Shot In-Context LearningClick for definition & exam pointsChain-of-Thought PromptingChain-of-Thought PromptingClick for definition & exam pointsInstruction Hierarchy & System PromptInstruction Hierarchy & System PromptClick for definition & exam pointsOpenAI Strict Structured OutputsOpenAI Strict Structured OutputsClick for definition & exam pointsOutlines FSM & CFG MaskingOutlines FSM & CFG MaskingClick for definition & exam pointsInstructor Pydantic ValidationInstructor Pydantic ValidationClick for definition & exam pointsPrompt Injection DefensePrompt Injection DefenseClick for definition & exam pointsLlama Guard 3 Safety ModerationLlama Guard 3 Safety ModerationClick for definition & exam pointsNeMo Guardrails Programmable RailsNeMo Guardrails Programmable RailsClick for definition & exam pointsCitation Grounding & FaithfulnessCitation Grounding & FaithfulnessClick for definition & exam pointsToolformer Self-Supervised Tool UseToolformer Self-Supervised Tool UseClick for definition & exam pointsFunction Calling ProtocolFunction Calling ProtocolClick for definition & exam pointsParallel Function CallingParallel Function CallingClick for definition & exam pointsMulti-Turn Tool ConversationMulti-Turn Tool ConversationClick for definition & exam pointsCode Interpreter RuntimeCode Interpreter RuntimeClick for definition & exam pointsMicroVM & Container SandboxMicroVM & Container SandboxClick for definition & exam pointsTool Error Self-Healing LoopTool Error Self-Healing LoopClick for definition & exam pointsReAct Thought-Action-ObservationReAct Thought-Action-ObservationClick for definition & exam pointsReflexion Self-CorrectionReflexion Self-CorrectionClick for definition & exam pointsPlan-and-Execute PatternPlan-and-Execute PatternClick for definition & exam pointsTree of Thoughts (ToT)Tree of Thoughts (ToT)Click for definition & exam pointsLangGraph State MachineLangGraph State MachineClick for definition & exam pointsLangGraph Conditional EdgesLangGraph Conditional EdgesClick for definition & exam pointsAgent Cycle & Timeout PreventionAgent Cycle & Timeout PreventionClick for definition & exam pointsMulti-Agent Role-PlayingMulti-Agent Role-PlayingClick for definition & exam pointsSupervisor-Worker ArchitectureSupervisor-Worker ArchitectureClick for definition & exam pointsAgent Memory ArchitectureAgent Memory ArchitectureClick for definition & exam pointsComputer Use GUI AgentComputer Use GUI AgentClick for definition & exam pointsPointwise Evaluation ParadigmPointwise Evaluation ParadigmClick for definition & exam pointsPairwise A/B ComparisonPairwise A/B ComparisonClick for definition & exam pointsRAG Triad Evaluation (Ragas)RAG Triad Evaluation (Ragas)Click for definition & exam pointsJudge Position Bias MitigationJudge Position Bias MitigationClick for definition & exam pointsVerbosity & Self-Enhancement BiasVerbosity & Self-Enhancement BiasClick for definition & exam pointsCohen's Kappa AgreementCohen's Kappa AgreementClick for definition & exam pointsKrippendorff's AlphaKrippendorff's AlphaClick for definition & exam pointsElo Rating SystemElo Rating SystemClick for definition & exam pointsIndustrial Benchmarks SuiteIndustrial Benchmarks SuiteClick for definition & exam pointsSWE-bench Agent EvaluationSWE-bench Agent EvaluationClick for definition & exam points
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Vector Distance Metrics & L2 NormDocument Layout Parsing & OCRFew-Shot In-Context LearningToolformer Self-Supervised Tool UseReAct Thought-Action-ObservationPointwise Evaluation Paradigm