Understanding Text Similarity with Embeddings and Cosine Similarity

How to measure semantic similarity between sentences using modern NLP techniques Introduction Have you ever wondered how search engines or chatbots understand that "Machine Learning affects all areas of life" is much more similar to "Artificial intelligence is transforming the world" than "Maradona was one of the best football players in history" ? This isn't magic — it's embeddings + cosine similarity . In this blog post, we'll break down exactly how this works, starting from the mathematical f