AI dictionary
AI Terms explained
As AI is reshaping our world, more and more AI-related terms are newly developed. So we decided to dedicate a whole section to our AI dictionary to make it easier for you to stay up-to-date with the technical lingo.
Did you discover a new AI term yourself? Or even invent one? Please share with us below!
AI Agents/Agentive AI
Smart systems that can understand the environment they’re in, make decisions, and take actions to achieve goals. Independently work without being prompted in between.
AGI
AI that can do any intellectual tasks that humans can do or more
ANI
Artificial Narrow Intelligence
AI illiteracy
The inability to use artificial intelligence and related technology efficiently, with skill levels ranging from simple prompting to advanced problem-solving.
(Admittedly, we invented this term)
AI Washing
When companies create fake buzz by claiming to use AI in their product, when in fact they are not
Gen AI
Generative Artificial Intelligence → have more general purposes. E.G. ChatGPT can help with various tasks.
Machine Learning
Field of study that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed (Arthur Samuel, 1959) → often software
Mulitmodal
Means the AI can process and understand information beyond text, including images, video and audio.
For example Gemini was trained with data in multiple formats — not just text, but also imagery, audio, and code.
Running AI systems
Are websites of mobile apps
Singularity
Point in time when machines become smarter than humans
Small AI
Applications that only do one thing. E.G. a smart speaker or a self-driving car
Structured Data
Data in a (big) spreadsheet
Unstructured Data
Images, audio or text
xAI
Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) refers to methods and techniques that enable humans to understand and interpret the decisions and predictions made by artificial intelligence algorithms.
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