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FAISS index initialization

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FAISS index initialization has 6 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 2 references, with 1 live disagreement.

6 facts·4 predicates·2 sources·1 in dispute

Mostly:rdf:type(2), uses(1), assumes dimension(1)

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5 facts
PredicateValueRef
Rdf:typeInitialization Step[1]
Rdf:typeIndex Configuration[2]
UsesUse Gpu Variable[1]
Assumes Dimension128[2]
Has CommentAssuming 128-dimensional vectors[2]

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typebeam/d1235175-e1c4-4a66-a955-c9f6ddbcfd12
ex:initialization-step
labelbeam/d1235175-e1c4-4a66-a955-c9f6ddbcfd12
FAISS index initialization
usesbeam/d1235175-e1c4-4a66-a955-c9f6ddbcfd12
ex:use-gpu-variable
typebeam/149dec1b-3c49-4cff-a826-bc9175d778ec
ex:IndexConfiguration
assumesDimensionbeam/149dec1b-3c49-4cff-a826-bc9175d778ec
128
hasCommentbeam/149dec1b-3c49-4cff-a826-bc9175d778ec
Assuming 128-dimensional vectors

References (2)

2 references
  1. ctx:claims/beam/d1235175-e1c4-4a66-a955-c9f6ddbcfd12
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      use_gpu = False # Set to True if you want to use GPU acceleration index = initialize_faiss_index(dim, use_gpu) # Generate random document embeddings and a query embedding document_embeddings = np.random.rand(200000, dim).astype('float32')
  2. ctx:claims/beam/149dec1b-3c49-4cff-a826-bc9175d778ec
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      text/plain1 KBdoc:beam/149dec1b-3c49-4cff-a826-bc9175d778ec
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      [Turn 4940] User: I'm trying to assess Weaviate 1.20.0 for its search time on 300K vectors, but I'm having trouble understanding how it compares to other alternatives like FAISS 1.7.4, which I've also been testing for its 180ms search time

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