Understanding Vector Databases: Key Insights and Techniques
What is a Vector Database?
Definition of a vector database storing data in a vectorial representation.
Uses in finding similar items through encoded representations.
Importance in LLMs
Breaking down private data into chunks for encoding.
Utilizing similarity matrices for querying vector databases.
Measuring Similarity
Understanding similarity through Euclidean distance and dot product.
Distinguishing between dot product and cosine similarity.
Indexing Techniques
Importance of indexing for quick data retrieval.
Descriptions of approximate nearest neighbors algorithms.
Locality Sensitive Hashing
Using projection matrices to separate vectors in space.
Retrieve similar vectors based on hashed values.
Navigable Small World Networks
Building efficient graphs for vector search.
Process of connecting vectors to nearest neighbors.
Hierarchical Navigable Small World
Creating layers in the graph for varied density searches.
Refining searches across multiple graph layers.
Capabilities of Vector Databases
Support for metadata storage and complex queries.
Scalability and management of vector embeddings.
Understanding How Vector Databases Work!
Understanding How Vector Databases Work!