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Goal: improve the internal FAQ semantic search using vectors and similarity without breaking protected slices.

Mechanism reminder for vectors and similarity: Embed text to d numbers, optionally normalize, score with cosine/dot/Euclidean, take top-k or threshold.

Baseline and shock: cos(a,b)=(a·b)/(||a|| ||b||)=(1×2+2×4)/(√5×√20)=10/10=1

Tradeoff in play for vectors and similarity: More dimensions can represent richer patterns but cost memory and search time. Cosine removes magnitude information, which may help or discard signal. A top-k query always returns something, while a threshold can abstain but must be calibrated. Generic embeddings may underperform in specialized domains.

Ship decision: Cosine on normalized 768-d with k=8 plus keyword OR for policy codes; rebuild on model change.

Rollback triggers for vectors and similarity must cite recall@k, precision@k, abstain quality, ID-slice recall. If you cannot name a tolerated regression on the internal FAQ semantic search, do not promote the change.

Keep the vectors and similarity decision record beside the internal FAQ semantic search code paths that implement it. Future you will not remember why a default exists unless the evidence is linked from the config for vectors and similarity.

Also pin one numeric memory from this vectors and similarity chapter: cos(a,b)=(a·b)/(||a|| ||b||)=(1×2+2×4)/(√5×√20)=10/10=1 That number is not decoration; it is a template for how claims about vectors and similarity on the internal FAQ semantic search should look in design docs. Scoped specifically to vectors and similarity / internal FAQ semantic search / worked-trace.

People confuse vectors and similarity with neighboring buzzwords when debugging the internal FAQ semantic search. Before changing prompts, ask whether the broken stage was evidence gathering, the vectors and similarity judgment itself, validation, or the product action. Fixing the wrong stage creates folklore (“we tried vectors and similarity and it failed”) that blocks the next team on the internal FAQ semantic search. Scoped specifically to vectors and similarity / internal FAQ semantic search / worked-trace.

Write a five-line artifact for this page: goal, inputs, check, owner, stop rule. Invent one fluent failure that the check would catch. Keep details specific to vectors and similarity rather than generic AI advice.

Write a five-line artifact for this page: goal, inputs, check, owner, stop rule. Invent one fluent failure that the check would catch. Keep details specific to vectors and similarity rather than generic AI advice.

Write a five-line artifact for this page: goal, inputs, check, owner, stop rule. Invent one fluent failure that the check would catch. Keep details specific to vectors and similarity rather than generic AI advice.

For vectors and similarity, add acceptance test 1: evidence source, threshold, and signer. Keep it unique to this chapter's scenario.

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