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RIP, vector database

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  1. marekgalovic · · focus · HN ↗
    > The problem with a vector primary index

    We've realized this a long time ago at TopK and built a flexible serverless search engine from scratch. Supports dense/sparse vectors, late interaction, lexical search, indexed regex, filtering, and custom scoring in one query.

    - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.topk.io&#x2F;blog&#x2F;vector-dbs-are-the-wrong-abstraction-how-we-built-a-new-search-database-from-scratch" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.topk.io&#x2F;blog&#x2F;vector-dbs-are-the-wrong-abstractio... - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.topk.io&#x2F;blog&#x2F;topk-embed-v1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.topk.io&#x2F;blog&#x2F;topk-embed-v1

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