Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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HNSW (Hierarchical Navigable Small Worlds) is the vector indexing algorithm powering Weaviate. But how exactly does it work, and why is it so effective?

Victoria explains it all in under 90 seconds!

Learn more: weaviate.io/developers/academy/py/vector_index/hnsw