AI glossary / Industry talk
Humanoid robot
A robot with a human-like body, designed to work in spaces built for people.
More words in Industry talk
- 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.
- LLMOpsThe behind-the-scenes work of running AI apps reliably: monitoring them, testing them and keeping costs under control.
- MoatA lasting advantage that stops competitors copying a business. A constant question in AI, where many products rely on the same models.
- NPUNeural processing unit. A chip in newer phones and laptops designed to run AI efficiently without draining the battery.