Introduction

Lab goals	Learn how to build a RAG application from scratch
What you'll learn	What is RAG
	Components of a RAG system
	Perform semantic search queries using Mongo Atlas Vector Search
	Build a RAG system using MongoDB Atlas and Fireworks AI
	Add memory to your RAG application
Time to complete	90 mins

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