Stop Chunking Documents: The Open Knowledge Format (OKF) for Enterprise AI

Short summary

OKF replaces blind document chunking with governed, typed knowledge units that include metadata, relationships, and APIs—transforming RAG systems from stateless retrieval to structured reasoning. On a SaaS platform, switching from chunks to OKF cut hallucinations from 18% to 3%, stale answers from 11% to 1.5%, and context tokens from 14k to 3.5k. The shift requires structured ownership and governance but delivers dramatically better accuracy, freshness, and efficiency for high-value knowledge domains.

• •OKF adds governance, relationships, and APIs to document chunks for structured knowledge retrieval
• •Hallucination rate dropped 18% → 3%, outdated answers 11% → 1.5%, context tokens 14k → 3.5k on real SaaS
• •Best applied to high-value, high-churn domains; requires structured ownership and metadata discipline

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