Building RAG Agents with Agent Bricks
This course provides hands-on training for building retrieval agents on Databricks. Participants will learn to create Genie Agents for unstructured data, perform information retrieval with Lakebase Search, parse and transform unstructured documents into structured data using AI Functions, chunk text for semantic retrieval, and build AI Search indexes with multiple search modes.
Note: Databricks Academy is transitioning to a notebook-based format for classroom sessions within the Databricks environment, discontinuing the use of slide decks for lectures. You can access the lecture notebooks in the Vocareum lab environment.
The content was developed for participants with these skills/knowledge/abilities:
• Basic SQL knowledge for querying tables and using built-in functions
• Basic Python programming experience
• Familiarity with the Databricks workspace UI (e.g. navigating Unity Catalog)
• Understanding of Unity Catalog concepts including catalogs, schemas, and volumes
• Familiarity with fundamental LLM concepts (e.g. embeddings, retrieval-augmented generation)
• Understanding of structured vs unstructured data
Outline
1. Retrieval Agents and Lakebase Search
• Retrieval Agents and Lakebase Search on Databricks
• Demo: Creating a Genie Agent for Unstructured Data
• Lab: Information Retrieval with Lakebase Search
2. Document Parsing and Chunking Strategies
• Document Parsing and Chunking Strategies
• Demo: Transforming PDFs to Structured Data
3. AI Search on Databricks
• AI Search on Databricks
• Lab: Chunking PDFs and AI Search
Upcoming Public Classes
Date | Time | Your Local Time | Language | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 10 | 01 PM - 05 PM (Australia/Sydney) | - | English | $750.00 |
Dec 08 | 09 AM - 01 PM (Asia/Kolkata) | - | English | $750.00 |
Dec 08 | 01 PM - 05 PM (Europe/Paris) | - | English | $750.00 |
Dec 08 | 09 AM - 01 PM (America/New_York) | - | English | $750.00 |
Jan 12 | 09 AM - 01 PM (Asia/Singapore) | - | English | $750.00 |
Jan 12 | 09 AM - 01 PM (Europe/Paris) | - | English | $750.00 |
Jan 12 | 01 PM - 05 PM (America/New_York) | - | English | $750.00 |
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