Comment on Ask HN: I have many PDFs – what is the best local way to leverage AI for search?parentComments−yreg2ydecrease the integrity of query resultsWhat does that even mean. When you know the exact keywords then you use full-text.When you don't know them then other tools can be helpful.−eviks2yIt means you'd use the same tool since it's more convenient and get worse results in one tool vs. the other−Capricorn24812yBecause they're two different tools for two different tasks. If you expect to always know the exact phrase than, yes, grep will be better. But if you search a semantically similar phrase you will get nothing
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What does that even mean. When you know the exact keywords then you use full-text.
When you don't know them then other tools can be helpful.
It means you'd use the same tool since it's more convenient and get worse results in one tool vs. the other
Because they're two different tools for two different tasks. If you expect to always know the exact phrase than, yes, grep will be better. But if you search a semantically similar phrase you will get nothing