MCP vs. RAG: How AI Agents & LLMs Connect to Data

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Ready to become a certified watsonx AI Assistant Engineer? Register now and use code IBMTechYT20 for 20% off of your exam → https://ibm.biz/BdbvCq Learn more about Model Context Protocol (MCP) here → https://ibm.biz/BdbvCf How do AI agents learn and take action? 🤖 Live from TechXchange in Orlando, Melissa Hadley breaks down how MCP and RAG help large language models connect to data — one to retrieve knowledge, the other to execute tasks. Explore how these frameworks combine to power smarter, connected AI systems. AI news moves fast. Sign up for a monthly newsletter for AI updates from IBM → https://ibm.biz/BdbeYj #aiagents #modelcontextprotocol #retrievalaugmentedgeneration #llm

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