AI glossary / Industry talk

Evals

Industry talk, also called Evaluations

Short for evaluations. Tests that check how well, and how safely, an AI performs.

More words in Industry talk

• Frontier modelThe most capable AI models that exist at any moment, the cutting edge.
• GPUGraphics processing unit. A chip first made for video games that turned out to be ideal for AI. Demand for them is why Nvidia became so valuable.
• Humanoid robotA robot with a human-like body, designed to work in spaces built for people.
• HyperscalerOne of the giant cloud companies, mainly Amazon, Microsoft and Google, that own the data centres most AI runs on.
• LeaderboardA public ranking of AI models by test scores. Handy, but companies are known to tune their models for the tests.