314: The search revolution: Dense vs. sparse vectors (with Jack Pertschuk from Pinecone)

What the Dev?
24/06/2025 12 min
314: The search revolution: Dense vs. sparse vectors (with Jack Pertschuk from Pinecone)

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In this episode, Dave interviews Jack Pertschuk, principal engineer for Algorithms and Platform at Pinecone. They discuss:What semantic search is and where it falls shortThe difference between sparse and dense vectorsHow search technology powers AI

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