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πŸš€ PDFs Break RAG Pipelines

πŸš€ PDFs Break RAG Pipelines πŸš€
Do you have problems with PDF parsing?
πŸ’₯ Most PDF parsers weren't designed for LLMs. The parsing tool you choose determines 90% of your RAG pipeline's accuracy.
πŸ“Œ "If the data isn't parsed properly, your RAG system will never retrieve accurate answers. Garbage in = garbage out."

Have you met these problems?

πŸ“ Scrambled Reading Order
Multi-column layouts read left-to-right across the page, mixing content from different columns. Your LLM receives jumbled text that makes no sense.

πŸ“ Lost Table Structure
Tables become walls of unformatted text. Row and column relationships disappear, making financial data and specifications unusable.

πŸ“ No Source Coordinates
No way to cite where information came from or highlight the original PDF location. Users can't verify your AI's answers.

πŸ“ Privacy & Cost Trade-offs
Cloud APIs leak sensitive data (HIPAA/SOC2 violations). Commercial services charge $0.01-0.10 per page at scale.

Try to use OpenDataLoder during your daily routine tasks!
For more info visit https://opendataloader.org/ or https://github.com/opendataloader-project/opendataloader-pdf

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