Ben + Mads. Chroma. April 30, 2024.

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We’re looking for curious people who are dedicated to becoming world-class at their craft to join our team.
There is a lot of important work to do. Join us.

careers.trychroma.com

I have just released a new cut of the Chroma Ruby client.

It is just a maintenance release. Jupyter notebook includes an example to create embedding using ollama and Nomic embed text model.

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check out the list here: enterprisetech30.com

lots to do. we are hiring: trychroma.notion.site/careers-chroma…

but the most valuable ai applications have yet to be discovered. chroma's role in the ecosystem is to enable as much experimentation as possible by making retrieval 'just work', while constantly improving the quality of retrieved results.
x.com/atroyn/status/…

we're doing important work. ai applications process new kinds of data in new ways, which means they need new data infrastructure to be invented. in fact this data infra is how you get ai into your organization. x.com/atroyn/status/…

chroma has been nominated to Wing Ventures's annual 'enterprise tech 30' list, highlighting 'the most promising private companies in enterprise technology'. i'm not usually big on industry lists but we're in good company on this one. ai applications are a big deal!

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📸 spotted at chroma

Chroma Community Town Halls are back

March 27 - 10:30am pacific - 1:30pm eastern

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apply here: backdropbuild.com

we are interested in effective demonstrations of these capabilities, far more than full-fledged products. take voyager as your inspiration: voyager.minedojo.org

look into the future of what might be possible, even as a toy, rather than what might be commercially viable today.

*multi-modal systems* - llms are now capable of processing not just text, but also images, and audio. chroma supports multi-modal retrieval, and we want to see exciting applications of these capabilities.

*systems that explore* - programs that are capable of recognizing when knowledge is not yet available, and either ask for help, or autonomously seek out relevant new knowledge as needed. they might use retrieval to figure out what they don't yet know, and where to find out.

*systems that learn* - programs which improve and adapt either implicitly through use, or explicitly by being taught and then remembering skills they've learned at the right time. they might use retrieval to store and remember skills and tools.

*autonomous ai systems* - programs backed by llms which are capable of operating on their own, without direct human prompting, to run a process, gather information, or accomplish a goal. They might use retrieval for their working memory.