PayPal Doubled AI Accuracy to 95% by Building Around the Model, Not Changing It

PayPal's internal data science assistant jumped from 43% to 95% accuracy after engineers added a structured knowledge layer, without touching the underlying model.
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PayPal Doubled AI Accuracy to 95% by Building Around the Model, Not Changing It
PayPal's internal data science assistant jumped from 43% to 95% accuracy after engineers added a structured knowledge layer, without touching the underlying model.
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