Edo Liberty: Vector databases serve as long-term memory for AI
Edo Liberty · Long Term Memory for AI with Pinecone Founder & CEO, Edo Liberty · May 31, 2023 · at 6:05
Edo Liberty is the Founder and CEO of Pinecone, a leading vector database platform. He defines the primary architectural role of vector databases in AI systems.
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“A vector database is the infrastructure that, that supports that long-term memory, right?”
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