Lightspeed search built for devs (Changelog Interviews #649)

In this episode of The Changelog, Don MacKinnon, founder and lead developer of Searchcraft, discusses the intricacies of modern search engines, the rationale behind building Searchcraft in Rust, and the impact of AI on the future of search. Don shares how developers can use Searchcraft to implement production-grade search in their applications without needing specialized expertise. The conversation also explores the challenges and opportunities presented by AI, including the importance of relevancy tuning and the potential for AI to transform the software development landscape. Additionally, the ethical considerations of training AI models on copyrighted material and the future of open source in an AI-driven world are discussed.