Key facts
- AI is rapidly developing its own specialized language.
- The glossary defines terms such as AGI, AI agents, API endpoints, chain-of-thought, deep learning, diffusion, and distillation.
- AGI refers to AI more capable than the average human across many tasks.
- AI agents can perform a series of tasks on behalf of a user.
- Chain-of-thought reasoning breaks down problems into intermediate steps for LLMs.
- Diffusion is a technique used in generative AI models, inspired by physics.
The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence is accompanied by the creation of a new, specialized vocabulary. To help readers navigate this evolving landscape, this glossary offers plain-English definitions of key AI terms. Terms covered include Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), which refers to AI more capable than the average human, and AI agents, tools that perform a series of tasks autonomously.
Other defined terms include API endpoints, which act as interfaces for software integration; chain-of-thought reasoning, a technique for large language models to break down problems into intermediate steps for improved accuracy; deep learning, a subset of machine learning using artificial neural networks; diffusion, a generative AI technique inspired by physics; and distillation, a method to extract knowledge from large AI models into smaller ones.