All AI functions are working ok, but AI search gives 500 error

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Bathinda is experiencing a 500 error when using the top-right search box, despite other AI functions working correctly. Jagster suggests disabling a hidden setting, ai_embeddings_semantic_quick_search_enabled, which is not available in the Admin Settings or AI-Settings. Jagster provides a solution using the command line to disable the setting:

cd /var/discourse
./launcher enter app
rails c
SiteSetting.ai_embeddings_semantic_quick_search_enabled = false
exit
exit

Bathinda appreciates the clarification, noting that the setting was previously public but is now hidden.

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When all my AI settings, and personas ok.
I’m able to test/make AI work in new msg Compose work, proof-read text etc. But when I search thru the top-right search box:

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I get ‘500’ error:

The image shows a pop-up message displaying the error "500 error" with an "OK" button. (Captioned by AI)
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What should I check or diagnose this?

2

Just to show that AI settings and API keys etc are ok:

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3

It doesn’t work, on self-hosted anyway. Better to disable that hidden setting you had enabled (if I remember right you aren’t CDCK customer).

4

thanks @Jagster

And, yes, you’re right. I’m self hosted.
I tried finding the option to ‘turn-off’ AI assisted search thru/in the main (Top-Right corner) search field, but couldn’t find or search that option (either in ‘Admin Settings’, or Under ‘Ai-Settings’).

If you could just guide, where that might be.

5 
cd /var/discourse
./launcher enter app
rails c
SiteSetting.ai_embeddings_semantic_quick_search_enabled = false
exit
exit

It was a public setting at one point, but it moved to hidden.

6

If you hadn’t added the quoted line, the answer would’ve sounded incomplete, at least to me (and I’d ve scratched my head for good part of an hour :smile: :smile: :smile: )

Cheers!