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Edo Liberty on Vector Databases for Successful Adoption of Generative AI and LLM based Applications

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Jun 3, 2024

Edo Liberty, CEO at Pinecone, explains the importance of vector databases in AI applications, covering technical aspects, competition involvement, data retrieval optimization, AI integration in daily life, and company investments in AR platforms and AI technologies.

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Vector Databases vs. Traditional Databases

Vector databases are different from traditional databases because they function like search engines.
They excel at retrieving complex objects based on similarity and meaning, making them ideal for tasks such as semantic search.

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Evolution of Vector Databases

Vector search algorithms, used in areas like ranking and recommendations, have existed for years.
Increased demand, driven by wider AI adoption, necessitates easier use, cost-effectiveness, and enhanced performance at scale.

ANECDOTE

Vector Databases and RAG

Large language models (LLMs) benefit from vector databases for retrieval augmented generation (RAG).
Pinecone's vector database enables efficient context retrieval for LLMs, improving results without retraining.

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