Dmitry Kan
dmitrykan.bsky.social
Dmitry Kan
@dmitrykan.bsky.social
Host of Vector Podcast, product manager, search guy
https://youtube.com/@vectorpodcast
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Here is my view on the “Rise-n-Fall” of vector DBs: no, I don’t think the category has fallen. But how to choose? This is my guide.
Thanks: @softwaredoug.bsky.social @aarnetalman.bsky.social @atitaarora.bsky.social @bobvanluijt.bsky.social @svonava.bsky.social
dmitry-kan.medium.com/the-rise-fal...
The Rise, Fall, and Future of Vector Databases: How to Pick the One That Lasts
Special thanks to Doug Turnbull, Daniel Svonava, Atita Arora, Aarne Talman, Saurabh Rai, Andre Zayarni, Leo Boytsov, Pat Lasserre and Bob…
dmitry-kan.medium.com
Very cool study with applying ML to optimize hybrid search by @danielwrigley.bsky.social and @dep4b.bsky.social youtu.be/quY769om1EY?...
Adding ML layer to Search: Hybrid Search Optimizer with Daniel Wrigley and Eric Pugh
YouTube video by Vector Podcast
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March 22, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I’m intrigued
March 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
My experiment NotebookLM, which RAG for text2episode in this case #multimodality #llms youtube.com/watch?v=403r...
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March 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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It's Valentine's Day 💘, so it seems appropriate to release the next major version of Quepid, the tool to give your queries some ❤️. LLM as a Judge started last year on the flight home from OpenSearch Con.

Full release notes at github.com/o19s/quepid/...
Release 8.0.0 Release - Valentine's Day Edition 💘 · o19s/quepid
8.0.0 -- 2024-02-14 It's Valentine's Day 💘, so it seems appropriate to release the next major version of Quepid, the tool to give your queries some ❤️. Exciting News Judge Judy is now appearing on ...
github.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Visiting office once in a while is fun #Amsterdam #TomTomHQ
February 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Exciting times ahead! As we enter a new golden age of creation with LLMs, I dive deep into RAG, AI-assisted coding, and the future of dev tools in my latest podcast with
@dmitrykan.bsky.social for Vector Podcast
People in every walk of life are much more effective and efficient at creating.. if you love creating, I think we are approaching a new golden age, and it is exponential” youtu.be/60HAtHVBYj8 new episode with @jnbrymn.bsky.social
Code search, Copilot, LLM prompting with empathy and Artifacts - John Berryman, ex-GitHub Copilot
YouTube video by Vector Podcast
youtu.be
February 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
People in every walk of life are much more effective and efficient at creating.. if you love creating, I think we are approaching a new golden age, and it is exponential” youtu.be/60HAtHVBYj8 new episode with @jnbrymn.bsky.social
Code search, Copilot, LLM prompting with empathy and Artifacts - John Berryman, ex-GitHub Copilot
YouTube video by Vector Podcast
youtu.be
February 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It is exciting to have Vector Podcast listed as a Partner: aipoweredsearch.com/partners/vec... Kudos to Trey Grainger for accelerating this search community website forward!
Vector Podcast
Explore the Depths of Search with Vector Podcast. Vector Podcast dives deep into the world of Search Engine Technology, Product Innovation, Marketing Strategies, and Business Insights. Each episode fe...
aipoweredsearch.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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🧵It was my great pleasure to appear on the vector podcast with @dmitrykan.bsky.social . We covered the history of our NMSLIB library and how it helped shape the vector search industry! ↩️
January 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Here is my view on the “Rise-n-Fall” of vector DBs: no, I don’t think the category has fallen. But how to choose? This is my guide.
Thanks: @softwaredoug.bsky.social @aarnetalman.bsky.social @atitaarora.bsky.social @bobvanluijt.bsky.social @svonava.bsky.social
dmitry-kan.medium.com/the-rise-fal...
The Rise, Fall, and Future of Vector Databases: How to Pick the One That Lasts
Special thanks to Doug Turnbull, Daniel Svonava, Atita Arora, Aarne Talman, Saurabh Rai, Andre Zayarni, Leo Boytsov, Pat Lasserre and Bob…
dmitry-kan.medium.com
January 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Happy New Year!

I think 2025 will be the year of learning as so much is happening in AI / LLM / search world :)
Happy to share the LLM course we taught with @aarnetalman.bsky.social and Jussi Karlgren at UniHelsinki with lectures (slides, recordings) and labs dmitry-kan.medium.com/course-large...
Course: Large Language Models and Generative AI
This Fall I have co-taught a new course on LLMs and Generative AI at the University of Helsinki. It was the first course in its kind, with…
dmitry-kan.medium.com
January 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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I recorded 2 podcasts this week all about LLM application development. My recordings will be out soon, but until then make sure to check out these great programs:

How AI is Built w/ @nicolaygerold open.spotify.com/show/3hhSTyH...

Vector Podcast w/ @DmitryKan open.spotify.com/show/13JO3vh...
How AI Is Built
Podcast · Nicolay Gerold · How AI is Built dives into the different building blocks necessary to develop AI applications: how they work, how you can get started, and how you can master them. Build on ...
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December 20, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Soon there will be an awakening of the rule-based (and possibly statistical) methods amidst non-determinism of LLMs. Grey: one version of a paper summary, green - another version for the same paper. Subsequent calls to an LLM.
December 8, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Gave my lecture on Use cases and applications of LLMs as part of the course we teach with @aarnetalman.bsky.social and Jussi Karlgren at the University of Helsinki this Fall / Winter youtu.be/8LkR35wNZnU?...
Week 6: Use cases and applications of LLMs | Course: Large Language Models and Generative AI for NLP
YouTube video by Vector Podcast
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December 5, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Hello, Blue Sky!!! 👋👋👋
December 5, 2024 at 3:02 PM