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Date Published
Author
Laura Ham
Word count
1368
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Vector search is incredibly fast due to its use of Approximate Nearest Neighbor (ANN) algorithms, which trade off a bit of accuracy for significant speed gains. These algorithms maintain good performance on large-scale datasets and allow for efficient vector searches. Weaviate, a vector database, uses ANN algorithms like HNSW to offer ultra-fast queries while maintaining high recall rates, throughput, and low latency.