What's in a Vector Database? - Understanding Vector Storage and AI Integration

Explore the inner workings of vector databases and their significance in the AI-driven world through this informative 39-minute talk by JP Hwang from Weaviate. Delve into the concept of vectors as the language of AI and understand why a new product category is emerging for vector storage. Learn about key features such as vector indexes, hybrid searches, retrieval augmented generation, multi-modality, and multi-tenancy, and how they impact data storage, retrieval, augmentation, and isolation. Discover the importance of index types, quantization, tokenization, prompting, and replication in affecting performance. Gain insights into the integration of vector databases with AI models for generating vectors and producing augmented outputs. Compare vector databases to traditional databases and understand their unique capabilities in the evolving landscape of AI technology.