Re:Show HN: Embeddinghub: A vector database built for Machin...
by sathergate on Thursday September 16, 2021 @11:36AM
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which search algorithm does it use?
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Re:Show HN: Embeddinghub: A vector database built for Machin...
by cyrusthegreat on Thursday September 16, 2021 @11:42AM
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We use HNSW internally via HNSWLIB, it's the same algorithm that Facebook uses to power their embedding search.
Re:Show HN: Embeddinghub: A vector database built for Machin...
by sathergate on Thursday September 16, 2021 @12:02PM
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thanks! how did you make the decision to use hnsw over faiss and other search algorithms?
Re:Show HN: Embeddinghub: A vector database built for Machin...
by cyrusthegreat on Thursday September 16, 2021 @12:12PM
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Faiss actually also uses HNSW internally, HNSWLIB is just a lighter weight implementation which allowed us to iterate faster. In the future we will switch it back out for FAISS to take advantage of its full array of functionality.