LlamaIndex Newsletter 2023–11–14

LlamaIndex celebrated its first anniversary by highlighting significant milestones and recent advancements, including the introduction of a Multi-Modal RAG Stack for complex document and image queries, and new OpenAIAssistantAgent abstractions for connecting the OpenAI Assistant API with vector databases. The platform also rolled out enhancements such as parallel function calling for efficient data extraction and offered experimental GPT-4-vision support for improved chatbot interactions. The MechGPT project, led by Professor Markus J. Buehler, showcases the integration of LLM fine-tuning with knowledge graphs for scientific discovery. Additionally, LlamaIndex released a slide deck summarizing over ten new features and guides post-OpenAI updates, and shared tutorials and webinars covering a range of topics, including advanced RAG building, ChatGPT Vision creation, and data management with VectorFlow.