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The language of AI,
clearly defined.
A field guide to the words changing how we build, work and think—from token and transformer to AI agents and vibe coding.
496 terms
10 topics
1847–2026 timeline
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Clear words. Useful context.
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Latest update · October 2026
New in the AI Dictionary
Fresh language for the newest shifts in AI, explained without the jargon.
general agent
an AI agent designed to complete many different kinds of tasks across unfamiliar tools, applications, or domains without being rebuilt for each specific job
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self-driving lab
a laboratory system that combines AI, automated instruments, and robotics to choose, run, analyze, and refine experiments in a closed loop toward a human-defined research goal
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contact-rich manipulation
robotic manipulation in which success depends on sustained or repeated physical contact and on controlling forces between the robot, an object, and the surrounding environment
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vision-tactile-language-action model
a robot model that combines visual observations, touch or force signals, language instructions, and action generation so it can control tasks whose important physical contacts cannot be understood from images alone
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