Drupal Enhances Search with AI-Powered Relevance Matching

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The AI module for Drupal now includes a "Boost with AI" feature, designed to enhance search results while ensuring accuracy and adherence to user permissions. Developed by Scott Euser at Soapbox, this functionality refines traditional search by integrating AI-driven relevance matching, allowing users to find content based on meaning rather than exact terms.

Utilizing the AI Search Sub-module, Vector database Milvus, and OpenAI embeddings—without relying on large language models (LLMs)—the system mitigates risks of hallucination, ensuring reliable search outputs. The module seamlessly integrates AI-enhanced results with traditional indexing, allowing for improved contextual matches without compromising precision. Permissions are respected, ensuring unpublished content remains inaccessible to unauthorized users.

Demonstrated by James Abrahams, co-founder of FreelyGive, this feature aims to improve Drupal’s AI-powered search capabilities while maintaining user control and transparency. More details can be found on the FreelyGive website, the Drupal AI project page, and the Drupal Slack #ai channel.

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Drupal Boost Search Results with AI - safely with no hallucations respecting Permissions.

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James Abrahams

Date of Publication

17 February 2025

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FreelyGive

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