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How Retrieval Works in Modern Ranking Systems

1 points| semi_sentient | 4 months ago |shaped.ai

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semi_sentient|4 months ago

Retrieval is the stage where a ranking system narrows billions of items down to a few hundred candidates, fast enough for real-time use. It’s the least visible but most constrained layer: latency budgets, freshness, and recall all collide here.