So you’ve heard these AI terms and nodded along; let’s fix that
Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving and creating a new lexicon that can be confusing even for experts. A glossary has been created to help clarify terms like AGI, AI agents, and chain-of-thought reasoning. This resource will be updated regularly to keep pace with advancements in the field.
- ▪Artificial general intelligence (AGI) refers to AI that surpasses human capabilities in many tasks.
- ▪AI agents are tools that perform complex tasks autonomously, often integrating multiple AI systems.
- ▪Chain-of-thought reasoning improves AI problem-solving by breaking down tasks into smaller steps.
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Artificial intelligence is changing the world, and simultaneously inventing a whole new language to describe how it’s doing it. Spend five minutes reading about AI and you’ll run into LLMs, RAG, RLHF, and a dozen other terms that can make even very smart people in the tech world feel insecure. This glossary is our attempt to fix that. We update it regularly as the field evolves, so consider it a living document, much like the AI systems it describes. AGI Artificial general intelligence, or AGI, is a nebulous term. But it generally refers to AI that’s more capable than the average human at many, if not most, tasks.
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