LightOn Integrates “Visual RAG” into Its Platform: A World First for Large-Scale Image and Document Analysis

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Paris, 26th February 2025

LightOn Integrates “Visual RAG” into Its Platform: A World First for Large-Scale Image and Document Analysis

LightOn, a leading European player in generative AI for businesses and public services, announces the integration of "Visual RAG" into its platform. This advancement marks a world first by enabling users to leverage and interact with documents that combine text, images, graphs, and diagrams, thanks to an AI capable of simultaneously analyzing these different sources of information.

A Unique Technological Breakthrough in Generative AI

With "Visual RAG", LightOn introduces an unprecedented approach to multimodal Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), allowing users to process millions of heterogeneous documents with instant and relevant analysis. Unlike existing solutions that are limited to understanding isolated images, "Visual RAG" enables complex cross-referencing between texts and visual elements, providing rapid access to strategic insights.

« In offering a comprehensive multimodal RAG solution, we are taking a new step in the exploitation of an organization's data. Paradigm is the first generative AI solution enabling the processing and analysis of images at such a scale. It’s not just about our AI understanding an image, but about finding and processing millions of images within a diverse document base. You can now interact with photos or infographics as you do with text since the beginning of generative AI. » says Igor Carron, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of LightOn.

A Strategic Advantage for Enterprises and Public Services

The integration of "Visual RAG" into the LightOn platform opens new perspectives for businesses and public services seeking precision, speed, and productivity gains.

• Advanced Document Search and Analysis: "Visual RAG" simplifies the understanding of financial reports, patents, technical manuals, and other visually-rich documents.
• Optimized Decision-Making: "Visual RAG" offers an unprecedented ability to contextualize textual and visual information.
• Secure and Sovereign Deployment: "Visual RAG" integrates directly into organizational infrastructures, ensuring data confidentiality.

The "Visual RAG" feature is now available for integration into information systems. It aligns with LightOn’s commitment to R&D and open-source initiatives, exemplified by recognized technological advancements like ModernBERT, PyLate, and MonoQwen. With these advancements, LightOn continues to push the boundaries of RAG to make it an increasingly powerful tool for organizations.

About LightOn

Founded in 2016 in Paris and the first European generative AI company listed on Euronext Growth, LightOn is a pioneering player in the field of sovereign GenAI. Its Paradigm platform enables organizations to deploy large-scale AI while ensuring the confidentiality of their data. LightOn's technology ensures essential strategic independence, offering tailored solutions. This technological mastery is accompanied by the ability to process large volumes of data for industrial uses, with applications in various sectors such as finance, industry, health, defense, and public services.

LightOn is listed on Euronext Growth® Paris (ISIN: FR0013230950, ticker: ALTAI-FR). The company qualifies for PEA and PEA PME investment plans and is recognized as an "Innovative Company" by Bpifrance.

To learn more :  https://www.lighton.ai    

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