[simplecto]

It seems that the current mode (eg fashion) is a hybrid approach, with vector results on one side, BM25 on the other, and then a re-reank algo to smooth things out.

I'm out of my depth here but genuinely interested and curious to see over the horizon.

[RA_Fisher]

Best is to use one statistical model and encode the underlying aspects of the context that relate to goal outcomes.

[authorfly]

Out of interest how come you use the word "mode" here?

[simplecto]

because the space moves fast, and from my learning this is the current thing. Like fashion -- it changes from season to season

[authorfly]

Oh right, I just wondered if it was a loan word from German. I am hearing it more and more in English.