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The Nexus is implemented as a microservice, an innovative REST-based component that acts as a message broker for numerous other microservices. These microservices collectively compose the "brain" of the AI, communicating via the Nexus to perform different cognitive functions.
Why Vector Databases?
Traditional backends like SQLite or SQL are inadequate for the associative memory search required in artificial cognition. Instead, vector databases—such as VDBLight, the researcher’s open-source project—are employed for faster, scalable, and more human-like memory retrieval based on similarity measures like cosine similarity.
Core Functionalities of the Microservices Architecture
The architecture introduces several microservices, each playing a pivotal role: