#### Adrian "Panda" Smith

Jun 13, 2024

[**From grep to SPLADE: A Journey Through Semantic Search**  
Elicit implements SPLADE to leverage semantic search while retaining consistent rigor and accuracy.](/content/blog/semantic-search/index.html)

Dec 20, 2023

[**Build a Search Engine, Not a Vector DB**  
Don’t confuse embeddings with memory. To build effective RAG, start with a search engine, not just a vector database.](/content/blog/search-vs-vector-db/index.html)