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Curious why Pinecone would invest in building their own RAG framework, esp given how quickly the space is moving. Curious how others here feel about this. Will
by chkelly9 3y ago
Curious why Pinecone would invest in building their own RAG framework, esp given how quickly the space is moving. Curious how others here feel about this. Will RAG frameworks still be necessary in the same way, say ... 6 months to a year down the line?
- erhserhdfd 3y agoPinecone is in a tough spot. A huge number of database vendors are implementing vector functionality into their products, which risks the niche that Pinecone is attempting to carve out for their business. They are probably trying to gain adoption of their database by developing an open source RAG framework that leverages their database and gives companies a solution to quickly implement RAG in their specific applications. Regarding whether RAG will still be required in the future, this is a good question. Increasing context window sizes may render this moot or much less important. However, there are still cost and performance implications of a RAG architecture for many use cases.