Pinecone
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ELI5 — The Vibe Check
Normal databases store facts. Pinecone stores vibes — mathematical representations of meaning. Ask it 'what's similar to this sentence?' and it finds conceptually related stuff without caring about exact words. It's how AI finds things that feel alike, not just things that look alike.
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