Engineering the Semantic Layer: Why LLMs Need “Data Shape,” Not Just “Data Schema
Author(s): Shreyash Shukla Originally published on Towards AI. Image Source: Google Gemini The “Context Window” Economy In the world of Large Language Models (LLMs), attention is a finite currency. While context windows are expanding, the “Lost in the Middle” phenomenon remains a persistent architectural challenge. Research from Stanford University demonstrates that as the amount of retrieved context grows, the model’s ability to accurately extract specific constraints significantly degrades [Lost in the Middle: How Language Models Use Long Contexts]. […]