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Small Language Model (SLM)

A language model that is smaller in size compared to large-scale models like GPT, typically designed for more efficient performance in specific, resource-constrained environments.

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IBM Watson Assistant

A powerful enterprise AI assistant designed to handle complex tasks for businesses, such as customer service automation, sales inquiries, and virtual support. Watson is known for its ability to process unstructured data and integrate with various business tools.

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image recognition

AI technology that identifies and classifies objects, scenes, or activities in images or video, used in applications such as security, retail, and medical diagnostics.

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immersive virtual reality (immersive VR)

A highly interactive virtual environment created with AI and computer graphics, allowing users to experience and interact with digital worlds as though they were physically present.

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intelligent process automation (IPA)

A combination of AI, machine learning, and robotic process automation (RPA) to create end-to-end automation of business processes, improving efficiency and decision-making.

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intelligent system

A broad term for AI-driven systems that can perceive, reason, learn, and adapt to new situations, often used in robotics, autonomous vehicles, and smart technologies.

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JARVIS

NVIDIA’s multimodal AI model that integrates natural language processing, computer vision, and speech recognition to offer interactive AI solutions for applications in healthcare, robotics, and customer service.

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Jasper AI

A popular AI writing assistant used for content creation, copywriting, and marketing. Jasper AI helps users generate blog posts, social media content, and emails with tailored suggestions for tone, style, and target audience.

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Kore.ai

A no-code conversational AI platform focused on enterprise solutions. Kore.ai helps businesses create virtual assistants for customer service, HR, and IT, enabling automation of workflows and improving productivity.

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Kuki AI

An AI-driven chatbot designed for entertainment and casual conversation, Kuki is known for its ability to engage in long, coherent discussions, offering a human-like conversational experience.

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knowledge engineering

The process of designing, building, and maintaining knowledge-based systems, which involves capturing expert knowledge and representing it in a way that can be processed by AI.

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LLaMA 3 (Large Language Model Meta AI)

The third version of Meta’s LLaMA series, designed for high efficiency and performance in language understanding tasks. It is open-sourced and widely used for research and fine-tuning in specific applications.

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Large Action Model (LAM)

A type of machine learning model designed to handle complex sequences of actions, often used in decision-making processes, reinforcement learning, and robotics.

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Large Language Model (LLM)

The underlying technology of AI chatbots like ChatGPT, trained on massive datasets to understand and generate natural language at a human-like level.

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MICR (magnetic ink character recognition)

A technology that uses special ink and fonts to allow computers to read printed characters, often used in banking to process checks.

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Machine learning in video creation

Using machine learning techniques to analyze, optimize, and enhance the video creation process, from editing to content generation.

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Meta AI Assistant

Integrated within Meta's (formerly Facebook) platforms, this assistant helps users navigate features like messaging, photo tagging, and video recommendations. It also integrates with AR/VR experiences in the Meta ecosystem.

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Microsoft Copilot

An AI assistant integrated across Microsoft 365 applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, designed to automate repetitive tasks, generate content, summarize documents, and assist with data analysis.

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MidJourney v6

A highly popular AI model used for generating digital art and visual content. MidJourney is widely adopted by designers and creators for its ability to produce artistic visuals based on detailed prompts.

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Mistral 7B

A compact yet highly performant language model that delivers comparable performance to larger models but with fewer parameters, offering efficiency in language tasks such as summarization and translation.

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MosaicML MPT

A family of models from MosaicML focused on efficiency and scalability, designed for deployment in production environments where cost and performance optimization are key.

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Multi-language dubbing

AI automates the dubbing process, translating dialogue into multiple languages and synchronizing lip movements with speech.

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machine teaching

A concept where human instructors guide AI models by providing examples and rules, helping the system learn specific tasks more efficiently than through unsupervised learning alone.

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machine-to-machine (M2M)

Technology that enables communication between devices without human intervention, often used in industrial automation, smart homes, and IoT ecosystems.

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model card in machine learning

A document that provides key details about a machine learning model, including its intended use, performance metrics, and potential limitations, promoting transparency and responsible AI deployment.

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multimodal AI

AI systems capable of processing and integrating information from multiple input sources, such as text, images, and audio, to improve understanding and decision-making.

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Natural Language Processing (NLP)

The field of AI that focuses on enabling machines to understand and interpret human language, allowing chatbots to engage in conversations.

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Notion AI

A built-in AI assistant within the Notion productivity tool, designed to help with tasks such as summarizing notes, generating content, brainstorming ideas, and organizing tasks more efficiently.

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Nvidia Omniverse

A platform developed by Nvidia for real-time collaboration in 3D design, simulation, and AI-driven content creation, commonly used in industries like film, architecture, and game development.

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named entity recognition (NER)

A natural language processing task that involves identifying and classifying named entities (like people, organizations, or locations) in text.

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natural language query

A user query expressed in everyday language rather than formal search syntax, which AI systems interpret and convert into a form that can be processed for relevant information retrieval.

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neural net processor

A type of microprocessor designed specifically to accelerate the processing of neural networks, often used in AI applications requiring high-speed computation.

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neuro-symbolic AI

A hybrid AI approach that combines neural networks' learning capabilities with symbolic reasoning's logical structure, aiming to enhance explainability and decision-making.

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neuromorphic computing

A computing approach that mimics the structure and function of the human brain, using artificial neurons and synapses to improve AI performance in tasks like learning and pattern recognition.

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OCR (optical character recognition)

A technology that converts different types of documents, such as scanned paper documents or images, into machine-readable text, using AI to improve accuracy.

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OPT (Open Pretrained Transformer)

A family of large language models released by Meta, designed to balance open access and high performance in text-based tasks, used for research in ethics and AI transparency.

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OpenAI

A leading AI research organization that develops advanced AI models, such as GPT and DALL-E, with a focus on safe and beneficial AI for humanity.

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object recognition

AI technology that identifies and classifies individual objects within an image or video, used in various applications such as autonomous vehicles, robotics, and security systems.

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over sampling

A technique used in machine learning to address imbalanced datasets by duplicating or generating new examples of the minority class to improve model performance.

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overfitting in machine learning

A situation where a machine learning model performs well on training data but fails to generalize to new, unseen data due to its excessive complexity or memorization of the training data.

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PaLM 3 (Pathways Language Model)

Google's advanced language model, capable of handling multiple tasks like language translation, summarization, and question answering, leveraging a mixture of experts architecture for better performance and scalability.

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Perplexity AI

A conversational search assistant that provides fact-based responses to user queries. It helps users find information faster with reliable answers, summarizing the most relevant facts from multiple sources.

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PyTorch

An open-source machine learning library primarily used for developing deep learning models, known for its flexibility and ease of use in research and production environments.

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Pythia

A suite of open-source AI models designed to offer transparent and reproducible results in AI research, focusing on robustness and ease of fine-tuning for domain-specific tasks.

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prompt chaining

A technique in language models where multiple prompts are combined in sequence to guide the AI through complex reasoning or multi-step tasks.

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Q-learning

A type of reinforcement learning algorithm where an agent learns to make decisions by maximizing the cumulative rewards of its actions in a given environment.

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Quora Poe

A conversational AI platform developed by Quora that allows users to interact with multiple AI models (including ChatGPT, Claude, and others) within the same interface for a broad range of tasks like answering questions or generating content.

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quantum interference

A phenomenon used in quantum computing where the probability of different quantum states combine, enabling complex computations beyond classical capabilities.

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Rasa

An open-source conversational AI framework designed to help developers build, deploy, and manage contextual chatbots and virtual assistants. Rasa provides tools for designing and implementing custom AI assistants for businesses.

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Replit Ghostwriter

A code generation AI developed by Replit, designed to assist programmers with writing, refactoring, and debugging code in real-time, making it a strong competitor to GitHub Copilot.

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reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF)

A method in which AI agents learn from interactions with humans, receiving feedback on their performance to improve decision-making in a way that aligns with human preferences and goals.

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responsible AI

A framework for ensuring that AI systems are designed and used in ways that are ethical, fair, and beneficial to society, avoiding harmful outcomes and unintended biases.

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retrieval-augmented generation

A technique where AI models combine pre-trained knowledge with real-time retrieval of relevant information from external sources to generate more accurate and context-aware responses.

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Siri

Apple’s AI-powered voice assistant, integrated into iPhones, Macs, and other Apple devices. Siri helps users with tasks like sending messages, playing music, setting reminders, and controlling smart home devices via voice commands.

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Small Language Model (SLM)

A language model that is smaller in size compared to large-scale models like GPT, typically designed for more efficient performance in specific, resource-constrained environments.

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SoundHound Chat AI

An AI voice assistant built for hands-free interactions, SoundHound Chat AI is used in smart devices and automotive systems, focusing on natural language processing to deliver accurate voice command recognition.

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SoundHound Houndify

An AI voice assistant platform specializing in voice recognition and conversational AI. Houndify is used by businesses to build custom voice assistants that integrate with their services, allowing hands-free user interactions.

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Stable Diffusion XL

A leading open-source image generation model designed for high-quality, fast image creation. Widely adopted for producing detailed visuals, artwork, and design assets from text inputs.

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smart machines

Devices or systems equipped with AI that can perform tasks autonomously, often learning and adapting based on new data, such as robots, autonomous vehicles, or intelligent home devices.

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social robot

A type of robot designed to interact and communicate with humans in a socially intelligent way, often used in customer service, healthcare, and companionship.

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sustainable AI

The practice of developing and deploying AI systems in a manner that minimizes their environmental impact, such as reducing energy consumption during training and inference.

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T5 (Text-To-Text Transfer Transformer)

Google’s powerful language model that converts all NLP problems into a text-to-text format, making it versatile for tasks like translation, summarization, and Q&A.

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Tidio AI Chatbot

A chatbot assistant designed for small businesses, integrated into the Tidio live chat platform. Tidio AI automates customer service, helping businesses respond to common inquiries and improve customer satisfaction.

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target function

In machine learning, the function that a model is trying to approximate based on the input data and its corresponding outputs, often guiding the training process.

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under sampling

A technique used in machine learning where examples of the majority class in an imbalanced dataset are reduced to balance the classes and prevent biased predictions.

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Validation set

A subset of data used to evaluate a machine learning model's performance during training, helping to tune model parameters and prevent overfitting before final testing.

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ViT (Vision Transformer)

An advanced image recognition model that uses transformer architecture instead of traditional convolutional networks, excelling in tasks like object detection, image segmentation, and classification.

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Virtual agent

An AI-powered system that can interact with users through conversation or other means, often used in customer support, virtual assistants, and online service automation.

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Voiceflow

An AI assistant platform that allows businesses to create and deploy voice and conversational AI experiences across different platforms like Alexa, Google Assistant, and custom bots.

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Whisper Large

OpenAI’s advanced speech-to-text model known for its high accuracy in transcription tasks across multiple languages and dialects, including noisier environments and diverse accents.

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xAI Grok

Created by Elon Musk’s xAI, Grok is designed to be tightly integrated with X (formerly Twitter), offering advanced conversational and content creation capabilities tailored for the social media platform.

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Yellow.ai

A conversational AI platform that helps businesses create virtual assistants for customer support, sales, and employee engagement, offering chat and voice solutions across channels like WhatsApp, websites, and voice bots.

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You.com Assistant

An AI-powered search and chat assistant from You.com that provides quick answers to queries, summaries, and personalized search results. It also offers integrations for generating text, images, and code.