What is the difference between TF-IDF and Word2Vec?

TF-IDF counts weighted occurrences for sparse vectors; Word2Vec predicts contexts for dense, learned ones that capture semantic similarity.

How does cosine similarity work in NLP?

It measures angle between vectors—high if directions align, ignoring length. Perfect for comparing doc or word reps.

Are Word2Vec embeddings biased?

Absolutely—they mirror training data flaws, like gender stereotypes in analogies.

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Visualization of Shakespeare plays clustered by term-document matrix using cosine similarity

⚡ Key Takeaways

TF-IDF uses sparse count vectors; great for basics, fails on generalization. 𝕏
Word2Vec's skip-gram predicts context, yielding dense vectors that solve analogies magically. 𝕏
All embeddings inherit training biases—static ones especially rigid. 𝕏

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