# Vector Search Projects at AI Tinkerers

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Vector Search converts all data (text, image, audio) into high-dimensional numerical vectors (embeddings) to power semantic and similarity-based retrieval.

Vector Search is the core engine for modern AI-driven retrieval: it transforms unstructured data (text, images) into high-dimensional vector embeddings, a numerical fingerprint of the content's meaning. Unlike traditional keyword search (lexical matching), this technique uses Approximate Nearest Neighbor (ANN) algorithms to calculate mathematical distance (e.g., cosine similarity) between a query vector and data vectors. Proximity in this vector space indicates semantic similarity, enabling systems to find what a user *means*, not just what they type. This capability is critical for applications like Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) in LLMs and high-accuracy recommendation systems (e.g., Spotify, Google Search); it demands specialized vector databases (Milvus, Pinecone) for billion-scale, low-latency performance.

- Official technology site: https://www.ibm.com/topics/vector-search
- Public AI Tinkerers demos and talks: 12
- Result page: 1 of 1

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### [Oracle & NVIDIA AI‑Q: A Blueprint for High‑Performance Research Automation](https://singapore.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_M4Vy0ySvk_Y)

- Event context: AI Tinkerers - The Age of AI & Infrastructure (Singapore) — 2026-02-11 — Singapore
- Public talk page: https://singapore.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_M4Vy0ySvk_Y

### [Semantic Caching in AI](https://nyc.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_Q4VTC1rCEQg)

- Event context: November Demo Day ft. Google Cloud and CopilotKit — 2025-11-17 — New York City
- Public talk page: https://nyc.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_Q4VTC1rCEQg

### [News x Dilbert: Using AI to Curate Comics for Today's News](https://hong-kong.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_uVr4OwbRNbI)

- Event context: AI Tinkerers Hong Kong with AWS Meetup — September 29, 2025 — 2025-09-29 — Hong Kong
- Public talk page: https://hong-kong.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_uVr4OwbRNbI

### [Construyendo sistema de RAG para búsqueda y análisis de videos](https://santiago.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_lO5Pl5iqvWo)

- Event context: 🚀 IA Generativa y Minería en LATAM Cap#4 — 2025-05-29 — Santiago
- Public talk page: https://santiago.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_lO5Pl5iqvWo

### [🎹🎻🎸 Searching for similar music tracks 🎼🎶](https://paris.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_meD97sDCnH4)

- Event context: AI Tinkerers - Paris Meetup on January 30th — 2025-01-30 — Paris
- Public talk page: https://paris.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_meD97sDCnH4

### [Memory AI](https://boston.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_hBUezPRv79U)

- Event context: AI Tinkerers Boston Meetup January 2025 — 2025-01-27 — Boston
- Public talk page: https://boston.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_hBUezPRv79U

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