AI-PEDIA

Learn the language of automation.

A simple guide to the terms we use every day. Clear explanations to help you understand how the technology works.

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Agents

Software that uses an LLM plus tools to plan and execute tasks toward a goal.

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AI Alignment

The field of ensuring AI systems do what humans actually want them to do.

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AI Automation

Automations powered by models that can read, decide, and act with your data.

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AI Deployment

The process of serving a trained model so real users and systems can call it.

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AI Platform

A set of tools and services that let you build, ship, and manage AI features in one place.

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AI System

All the pieces that make an AI feature work: models, data, tools, and guardrails together.

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Automation

A set of steps that run on their own so work moves forward without manual clicks.

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Black Box AI

AI systems whose internal decision-making process is opaque to humans.

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Data Source

The place your AI or app pulls truth from: a database, CRM, wiki, or file store.

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GEO

Generative Engine Optimization: tuning content so generative search and chat pick it up accurately.

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Labor Substitution

The direct replacement of human tasks and roles with automated AI systems.

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Narrow AI (Weak AI)

AI designed to perform a specific task very well, but unable to do anything else.

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Organizational Leverage

The ability of a business to produce massive output with a lean, AI-enabled team.

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Supervised Learning

Training AI using labeled examples, like a teacher with an answer key.

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Workflow

The ordered steps that move a task from start to finish.

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