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Sam Partee on Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)

Jan 29, 2024
Sam Partee, principal engineer at Redis, discusses Redis' vector database offering, different approaches to embeddings, enhancing language models with search components, and the use of hybrid search in Redis. They also explore the potential applications of retrieval augmented generation (RAG) technology and the challenges of running large language models on-prem.
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Quick takeaways

  • Redis is a suitable database for real-time platforms and chat conversations, but may not be practical for static use cases that don't require low latencies.
  • Using hallucinated answers and searching for relevant context can improve search results in question and answer systems.

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Redis as a Vector Database

The talk discusses how Redis introduced its vector database offering and the speaker's role in integrating it with other vector databases. The main focus is on sharing best practices and insights gained from working with customers and integration frameworks.

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