Spanner Powered Large Generative AI and Similarity Search
Spanner, a fully managed, highly available distributed database service from Google Cloud
Google added exact closest neighbor (KNN) search to vector embeddings in preview, allowing enterprises to develop generative AI at almost infinite scale
Google discusses how vector search can improve general artificial intelligence applications
They also discuss the operational benefits of Spanner over a vector database
Generative AI enables personalized conversational virtual assistants and text-based content creation
Suppose a financial institution uses a virtual assistant to answer client questions, manage accounts, and recommend financially tailored solutions
The customer’s decision-making process may take place across many chat sessions with the virtual assistant in complicated settings
When serving many customers, vector workloads like the financial virtual assistant example above can grow very large