Congratulations to the winners of the first-ever Built by Vectara Contest, which showcased impressive projects harnessing the power of generative AI and leveraging the Vectara platform. The three standout projects demonstrated functional utility and tackled pressing use cases such as integrating with smart glasses, public safety, calculators, and social media engagement. The contest highlighted the ease of use and speed of building RAG pipelines using Vectara's developer-friendly platform, making it accessible to users without deep machine learning experience. The winners' projects showcased the potential of generative AI to create over $200B in business opportunities for companies that leverage it correctly.