Introduction

The knowledge base is a powerful feature of Tinychat, allowing you to upload professional documents and materials so that AI can answer questions based on these resources. This article will guide you through creating and setting up your personalized knowledge base.

Knowledge Base Fundamentals

Original Intent: Most current AI model service providers only offer a single chat window. When dealing with too many or large files, the context length limitations of each model make it impossible to have the AI effectively interpret more documents or form an organized knowledge base. To address this, Tinychat offers a professional knowledge base, enabling you to build a structured repository and interact with it using large language models.

What Is a Knowledge Base

A knowledge base is a system for storing and organizing information in specific fields. In Tinychat:

• The knowledge base allows the AI to answer questions based on the documents you provide.
• The system analyzes uploaded files and extracts key information.
• When you ask a question, the AI retrieves relevant content from the knowledge base.
• Answers are referenced with specific sources to ensure accuracy and reliability.

Advantages of the Knowledge Base

The main benefits of using a knowledge base include:

• Professionalism: AI answers are based on your specialized materials rather than general knowledge.
• Accuracy: Reduces 'hallucinations' and provides traceable, evidence-based answers.
• Timeliness: Can include the most up-to-date information, surpassing the AI's knowledge cutoff.
• Privacy: Handles proprietary information without exposing sensitive content.

Supported File Types

• PDF files (.pdf) — scanned versions currently not supported
• Word documents (.docx)
• Excel spreadsheets (.csv)
• PowerPoint presentations (.pptx)
• Text files (.txt)
• Markdown files (.md)
• Code files
• ...

By creating and maintaining a high-quality knowledge base, you can significantly enhance the professionalism and accuracy of your AI assistant, empowering it to deliver more valuable and insightful answers based on your own expert resources.