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# Basith M Rasak

@basithmrasak · Joined May 2026

### [Why FAISS Was the Only Choice for My Medical AI Project](https://coralithm.hashnode.dev/why-faiss-was-the-only-choice-for-my-medical-ai-project?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

No Pinecone. No Chroma. No Weaviate. Just FAISS. Here is the thinking behind picking the simplest tool when you are building on zero budget.

3 min read · [coralithm.hashnode.dev](https://coralithm.hashnode.dev/why-faiss-was-the-only-choice-for-my-medical-ai-project?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[May 10](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-faiss-was-the-only-choice-for-my-medical-ai-project/6a00d215e3eebc2e20b8d734)

### [Build a Free Medical AI on Google Colab — No GPU, No Cloud Credits](https://coralithm.hashnode.dev/build-a-free-medical-ai-on-google-colab-no-gpu-no-cloud-credits?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A full RAG pipeline with BioBERT, FAISS, Self-RAG and Llama-2-7B — built and deployed on free Colab infrastructure. Zero cloud budget.

12 min read · [coralithm.hashnode.dev](https://coralithm.hashnode.dev/build-a-free-medical-ai-on-google-colab-no-gpu-no-cloud-credits?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[May 10](https://hashnode.com/posts/build-a-free-medical-ai-on-google-colab-no-gpu-no-cloud-credits/6a006ba9e3eebc2e206d2da0)