Vespa at Berlin Buzzwords 2023

Berlin Buzzwords 2023, a prominent conference focused on open-source software projects for handling large-scale digital data, highlighted several advancements in search technologies and the application of Large Language Models (LLMs). Notable presentations included discussions on using LLMs for training ranking models, boosting ranking performance with minimal supervision, and exploring hybrid search methods. The conference also showcased privacy-preserving web search by Qwant, semantic search suggestions by Otto.de, and vector search techniques, emphasizing that while vector search offers significant benefits, it does not cover all search use cases. Additionally, experts debated various search engine technologies and shared insights on the integration and efficacy of neural search and LLMs in modern data management.