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Interview with Xiao Yumin, CTO of TorchV AI: Harnessing unstructured data for business advantage
Xiao Yumin, CTO of TorchV AI, is an expert in technical development, with a focus on RAG, vector search, and unstructured data parsing.
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Xiao Yumin, CTO of TorchV AI, is an expert in technical development, with a focus on RAG, vector search, and unstructured data parsing.
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Recently, we had the opportunity to sit down with Xiao Yumin, the CTO of TorchV AI. TorchV AI is a leading innovator in the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) writing assistance space. It has been making waves since its inception in 2023 with its cutting-edge platform that supports marketing content creation and official document drafting. Xiao Yumin serves as the CTO at TorchV AI. Xiao has been involved in technical development using Java and Python, with extensive expertise in technical architectures, microservices, open-source frameworks, and a particular focus on RAG (retrieval-augmented generation), vector search, and unstructured data parsing. Currently, he oversees the product and research activities at TorchV AI, concentrating on large models, RAG, and vector search. Additionally, Xiao is the author of the Open Source China GVP project, Knife4j.
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Also read: Interview with Feng Ruohang, author of Pigsty: Simplifying PostgreSQL management and advancing the Chinese open-source community “Within corporate environments, unstructured data holds significant value. It’s like fuelling a vehicle; data can energise a company, continuously unleashing its value.” Initially, our objective was to develop a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution, and we currently offer two versions. One is an online SaaS service, which has been in operation since the advent of RAG and large models. As far back as 2019, we were engaged in the development of intelligent customer service products, albeit with a somewhat outdated technology stack. Upon the emergence of large models, we fundamentally transformed our technology stack. Previously, we operated a knowledge base that required substantial human resources to maintain the information. For example, if a user inquired about the weather in Shanghai, our approach would involve maintaining specific responses, either by utilising weather APIs, or leveraging other text-based knowledge, which was quite demanding for our knowledge base staff. Seizing the opportunity presented by large models and building on our prior experience, we decided to launch our business with the knowledge base as a cornerstone. Furthermore, as you have mentioned, major corporations such as Baidu and Alibaba are also active in this domain. However, smaller companies have their own distinct advantages. Firstly, many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may not have fully embraced digital transformation. With the advent of artificial intelligence, the knowledge base we have developed enables us to build upon earlier digitalisation efforts, making AI a strongly relevant product. Additionally, in our practical work scenarios, approximately 80% of the time is spent dealing with unstructured data.
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- Xiao Yumin, CTO of TorchV AI, is an expert in technical development, with a focus on RAG, vector search, and unstructured data parsing.
- Xiao discusses the company’s focus on providing B2B solutions, leveraging unstructured data, and the unique challenges and opportunities in the evolving landscape of AI-driven technologies.
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