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Our brains are vector databases

Our brains are vector databases

Our brains are vector databases

We all know about 𝗦𝗤𝗟 which stores structured data. 𝗡𝗼𝗦𝗤𝗟, which takes unstructured data in the form of document. and 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵, which stores data in nodes. 
and that's how it formulates a lot of its relationship.

Now, come with the 𝗩𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 which is naturally all our AI applications.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 


Think of vectors as GPS coordinates for ideas. Just as GPS uses numbers to locate places, vector databases use mathematical coordinates to map concepts, meanings and relationships. When you search a vector database, you’re not just looking for exact matches — you’re finding patterns and relationships, just as your brain does when recalling a memory.

This is exactly how vector databases work.


The future of human-AI collaboration


The parallels between human memory and vector databases go deeper than simple retrieval. Both excel at compression, reducing complex information into manageable patterns. Both organize information hierarchically, from specific instances to general concepts. And both excel at finding similarities and patterns that might not be obvious at first glance.

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