Oracle is adding a Vector Store and new generative AI features to its data analytics cloud service MySQL HeatWave. The generative AI features include a large language model-driven interface that allows enterprise users to interact with different aspects of the service in natural language. The Vector Store can ingest documents in a variety of formats and store them as embeddings generated via an encoder model in order to process queries faster. Oracle’s MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse has also been updated to support AutoML, which now supports training, inference, and explanations on data in object storage in addition to data in the MySQL database. Other updates to AutoML include support for text columns, an enhanced recommender system, and a training progress monitor.