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Term Definition Resource
Artificial Intelligence (AI) A machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments. (National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020)

A screenshot of Stanford University's "Artificial Intelligence Definitions".Artificial Intelligence Definitions
Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, April 2022

Generative AI Generative AI can be thought of as a machine-learning model that is trained to create new data, rather than making a prediction about a specific dataset. A generative AI system is one that learns to generate more objects that look like the data it was trained on. (MIT News).

What is Generative AI?
McKinsey & Company, April 2024

Explained: Generative AI
MIT News, November 2023

Large Language Models (LLM) A  machine learning model that aims to predict and generate plausible language. Autocomplete is a language model, for example. (Google)

The A to Z of Artificial Intelligence
Time, April 13, 2023

The Emerging Types of Language Models and Why They Matter
TechCrunch, April 28, 2022

What is LLM?
Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Machine Learning The process of using computers to detect patterns in massive datasets and then make predictions based on what the computer learns from those patterns. (U.S. Department of Energy) DOE Explains... Machine Learning
U.S. Department of Energy

What is AI?

What is Artificial Intelligence? Crash Course, August 19, 2019