Search no longer has to be a traditional term / frequency-inverse document frequency slog. The current trend of machine learning and models has opened another dimension for search, quite literally. In this talk we’ll cover “classic” search and its inherent limitations, what a model is and how you can use it.

Next, we’ll look at how to perform vector search or hybrid search using images of birds in Elasticsearch, generate embeddings from images and then use the techniques we learned to propose the most probable similar images after uploading our own image. We’ll close the talk with an overview of various enhancements to increase the performance and usability of your searches.

About the Speaker

Justin Castilla is a Senior Developer Advocate at Elastic based in Seattle. His main focus is education and developer empowerment, and enjoys sharing knowledge and learning experiences with everyone.

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Recorded on Oct 10, 2024 at the AI, Machine Learning and Computer Vision Meetup.