Why it matters
Agentic RAG adds retrieval, parsing, and multi-step reasoning on top of a base model call. Each added layer adds tokens, so the stack design decides whether agentic means smarter or pricier.
The tokenmaxxing angle
The session's tagline, RAG is dead again, long live agentic RAG, is really a cost-architecture debate: trading cheaper single-pass retrieval for costlier multi-step agent loops.
From the organizers
Sponsored by Cognitive Classes.ai and IBM at 75 Binney St in Cambridge, hosts Maureen K. and Rishika M. build the workshop around the open-source OpenRAG stack.