What are vector embeddings?

Embeddings turn concepts into coordinates.
Thomas Mikolov

How It Works:

Embeddings map items (words, images, users) into continuous vector spaces where similar items lie close together, learned via neural models.

Key Benefits:

  • Captures semantic similarity
  • Serves as compact features for downstream tasks
  • Enables nearest-neighbor lookups

Real-World Use Cases:

  • Document search with semantic relevance
  • Product recommendations based on embedding proximity

FAQs

How large are embedding vectors?
Can I fine-tune embeddings?