AI Data Streaming: Building AI, ML, and LLM Apps Just Got Easier

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This post details Confluent's 'Data Streaming for AI' initiative, emphasizing the use of data streaming as a foundation for modern AI stacks. It highlights how Confluent enables real-time data integration for AI/ML and GenAI applications by connecting to diverse data sources, creating AI-ready streams with Apache Flink (preview of OpenAI API calls in Flink SQL), and sharing governed data with downstream AI applications. It specifically mentions partnerships with MongoDB, Pinecone, Rockset, Weaviate, and Zilliz for vector search capabilities and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG). The post also introduces the Confluent AI Assistant (private preview) for natural language interaction with the Confluent platform and mentions reference architectures with SI partners.