Edo Liberty: The real AI advantage lies in search, not models

Pinecone founder Edo Liberty will speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to explore how to leverage smarter search methods (rather than larger models) to drive the next generation of artificial intelligence. His keynote will highlight vector databases and retrieval augmented generation (RAG) technologies that enable efficient and high-quality data retrieval, unlocking the potential of artificial intelligence. Pinecone has raised $138 million to serve over 5,000 customers, providing scalable infrastructure for semantic search, recommendations, and anomaly detection. Liberty's focus remains on the performance and reliability of AI infrastructure, emphasizing the key role of data access in the success of AI applications.