Unlocking Data with Generative AI and RAG

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The Key Role Vectors and Vector Stores Play in RAG

Vectors are a key component of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to understand, as they are the secret ingredient that helps the entire process work well. In this chapter, we dive back into our code from previous chapters with an emphasis on how it is impacted by vectors. In simplistic terms, this chapter will talk about what a vector is, how vectors are created, and then where to store them. In more technical terms, we will talk about vectors, vectorization, and vector stores. This chapter is all about vector creation and why they are important. We are going to focus on how vectors relate to RAG, but we encourage you to spend more time and research gaining as in-depth of an understanding ...