Google Cloud adds Auto Vector Embeddings and Auto Vector Index to AlloyDB AI

Added Auto Vector Embeddings and Auto Vector Index (ScaNN AUTO) in preview to AlloyDB AI

Why it matters

An attempt to absorb embedding generation and ANN tuning into the database and eliminate separate pipelines

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Officialcloud.google.comhttps://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/alloydb-ai-auto-vector-embeddings-and-auto-vector-index

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