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RIP, vector database

397 points · 116 comments · razin

  1. childintime · · focus · HN ↗
    Is it time to kill the database and replace it with a LLM optimized compiled version that simply implements the required API directly in (Rust) code, without any dynamic overhead? It probably will still be based of off a base design or a base file format.

    Ultimately this system will encompass the whole OS, of course, but the DB might be the best place to start.

    1. dymk · · focus · HN ↗
      Is it time to get rid of hammers and replace them with swiss army knives?
      1. pessimizer · · focus · HN ↗
        We could build a new hammer for each nail!
        1. combobyte · · focus · HN ↗
          Why build one hammer and use it forever when you could pay $100 a month to build a new hammer every time you need to hit a nail?
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