Data and databases

A collection of examples gathered for a model to learn from or be tested on.

Structured data lives in neat rows and columns; unstructured data does not.

A list of numbers that captures the meaning of a piece of text or an image.

A database built to store embeddings and find the closest matches fast.

Fetching relevant documents first, then asking the model to answer using them.

An agreed way for two pieces of software to talk to each other.

Information about data rather than the data itself.