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GraphRAG vs. RAG, Semantic Job Search & Agent Context Window Self-Optimization
Hello Weaviate Community ๐ค
In May, we're doubling down on learning! From blog posts to podcast experts to community members working hands-on with Weaviate in their vector search and RAG applications, we've got you covered.
We'll explore innovative ways to use RAG, show you how to build smarter job search tools, and demonstrate how AI agents are getting even better at understanding context!
Latest AI & tech insights
Explore our recent Weaviate content:
Read
โ๏ธ Exploring RAG and GraphRAG: Understanding when and how to use both: Learn when and how to use GraphRAG and how it can improve on some search tasks. Read the blog
โ๏ธ Build Scalable Gen AI Data Pipelines with Weaviate and Databricks: Learn how to build generative AI data pipelines at scale with Weaviate and Databricks. Read the blog
Watch
๐ Box AI with Ben Kus and Bob van Luijt - Weaviate Podcast #120: Ben unpacks how Box handles trillions of files, cross-tenant security, and permission-aware AIโplus why vector storage is tricky and RAG still matters. Watch the full podcast
๐บ 60-second explainers on key concepts:
Stateful Agents self-optimize their Context Window: Have you tried asking ChatGPT what it knows about you? Sarah Wooders describes how Letta is pioneering a new wave of Stateful Agents that self-optimize their context windows based on your message history and external documents.
UX? DX? Meet AX! Too agent-friendly = humans get lost. Too human-friendly = agents break. Soโฆ who are you really designing for?
๐ง Tune into the Weaviate podcast on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.
Upcoming events
Join us online or in person for expert-led AI workshops and networking events. Connect, learn, and build with the community!
Online
๐ Weaviate Office Hours - Free Q&A | May 14th. Join here
๐ ๏ธ Online Workshop - Vector Databases: What the Heck?! [JavaScript Edition] | May 15th. Register here
๐ Weaviate Office Hours - Free Q&A | May 21th. Join here
In-person
๐ [CalibrateAI] Hack Day Micro-Conference | San Francisco | May 12th. Save your spot
๐พ Hack Night at GitHub | San Francisco | May 28th. Save your spot
๐ค AI [in Prod] LA | June 5th. Save your spot
On Demand
๐ Reimagine Data Workflows with Weaviate Agents. Watch here
๐ Find more live and on-demand workshops, webinars, and events on our event page
Build with Weaviate
Discover how developers use Weaviate in community projects and industry applications.
๐ Community spotlights
Semantic Job Search with Weaviate: Varun Bhatt built a semantic job search demo using Weaviate that lets users find relevant roles through natural language queries, even when exact matches donโt exist. Read more.
Building something cool with Weaviate? Tag us on socials!
Company updates
We are super excited to welcome Brave Okafor as Client Focused SRE and our 1st employee joining from Africa. ๐ค

Hungry for more?
Have a question or want to connect? Say hi in the Community Slack or join our Weaviate Forum to engage in community conversations.
Weaviate is open source โก๏ธ Check our GitHub and star us while you're there. โญ
See you in two weeks,
Femke