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Why Editing Vector Databases Silently Re-Embeds Text
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Vector databases do not reverse numbers into words when an interface displays editable text. Plain sentences sit as metadata payloads or separate records matched by foreign keys. Changing text triggers a hidden re-embedding pipeline, risking stale searches where deleted paragraphs continue answering queries. An examination of APIs from Ragie and Qdrant illustrates how deterministic chunk hashing…