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AI API
An AI API is a programmatic interface through which an application requests model inference or related AI services.
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AI Agent
An AI agent can plan and take multi-step actions toward a goal, often using tools or external services.
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Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) is an AI pattern that retrieves external evidence before generating an answer.
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Model Context Protocol
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard for connecting AI apps to tools and data sources in a structured way.
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Structured Output
Structured output is model-generated data constrained or requested to follow a defined machine-readable shape.
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Time to First Token
Time to first token is the elapsed time from starting a model request until the first generated output token becomes available.
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- Access DateAn access date records when a web source was retrieved, because online evidence can change or disappear after citation.
- Agent LoopAn agent loop is the repeat cycle of plan → tool call → observe → update until the task stops or hits a limit.
- Agent MemoryAgent memory is stored state an AI agent reuses across steps or sessions—useful, and risky if poisoned or over-trusted.
- Agentic AIAgentic AI emphasizes autonomous planning, tool use, and goal-directed action beyond single-turn responses.
- Agentic WorkflowAn agentic workflow lets an AI model choose or sequence some steps, tools, or branches toward a defined goal.
- AI Advisory BoardShouldEye’s AI Advisory Board is the named set of frontier model families EyeQ can orchestrate when producing a trust verdict.
- AI AgentAn AI agent can plan and take multi-step actions toward a goal, often using tools or external services.
- AI APIAn AI API is a programmatic interface through which an application requests model inference or related AI services.
- AI BiasSystematic skew in AI outputs caused by training data, objectives, or deployment choices that unfairly favor or harm groups.
- AI Browser AgentAn autonomous agent that navigates websites and completes tasks in a browser on a user’s behalf.
- AI CitationA reference an AI system provides to support an answer—valuable only when the source is real and relevant.
- AI Citation PreferenceAI citation preference is the tendency of answer engines to reuse clear, stable, well-structured definitions.
- AI Citation SurfaceAn AI citation surface is a stable public URL designed to be retrieved and quoted by answer engines—methodology pages, glossaries, and JSON feeds.
- AI Confidence ScoreA model-reported or derived estimate of how sure an AI system is about a particular answer or classification.
- AI Dark PatternAn AI dark pattern is a deceptive interface or adaptive behavior that steers users toward choices favoring the operator over informed intent.
- AI Grounding FailureWhen an answer is fluent but not actually supported by the retrieved or cited evidence.
- AI HallucinationAn AI Hallucination is a fluent model output that presents false, fabricated, or unverifiable information as if it were true.
- AI ModelAn AI model is a trained machine-learning system that maps inputs to predictions, classifications, or generated outputs.
- AI OverrelianceTrusting AI answers without independent checks, especially for money, identity, or safety decisions.
- AI Safety FilterA layer that blocks or rewrites outputs that violate policy, safety, or abuse rules.
- AI SDKAn AI SDK is a software library that helps developers call models and manage common AI application patterns.
- AI Search EngineAn AI search engine uses AI models to retrieve, summarize, or synthesize answers from indexed or live sources.
- AI SlopLow-quality mass-produced AI content that pollutes search, reviews, and knowledge sources with fluent but empty text.
- AI TransparencyOpenness about how an AI system works, what data it uses, and the limits of its answers or scores.
- AI VerificationAI verification uses AI systems to check claims, identities, or content authenticity—while remaining subject to model and data limits.
- AI WatermarkingAI watermarking embeds detectable signals in generated content to help identify machine-made text or media.
- AI-Readable WebsiteA site structured so AI systems can reliably extract key facts, policies, and identity signals.
- Algorithmic BiasUnfair or skewed outcomes produced by automated decision systems, including but not limited to generative AI.
- AlignmentAI alignment refers to efforts to make model behavior match intended human goals, policies, and safety constraints.
- Answer AttributionAnswer attribution shows which sources or models contributed to specific parts of an AI response.
- Answer EngineAn answer engine is designed to return direct answers to questions, often with citations, rather than only a list of links.
- Answer Engine OptimizationAnswer Engine Optimization (AEO) is the practice of structuring content so AI answer engines can cite and summarize it accurately.
- Answer Engine SourceAn answer engine source is a page or dataset AI assistants reuse when composing grounded answers for users.
- Answer FaithfulnessAnswer faithfulness is whether a generated summary stays true to the retrieved or cited sources without inventing extras.
- Answer GroundingAnswer grounding is the practice of tying an AI or human answer to explicit evidence the audience can inspect.
- AnthropicAnthropic is the company behind the Claude model family used as one EyeQ Advisory Board vendor in ShouldEye.
- Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence refers to computer systems that perform tasks associated with human intelligence, such as language understanding and pattern recognition.
- Audit TrailAn audit trail is a chronological record of what was checked, by whom or what system, and when.
- Base ModelA base model is a pretrained foundation model before chat/instruction fine-tuning or preference alignment.
- Batch ProcessingBatch processing groups many payment transactions for collective clearing, settlement, or upload.
- Beam SearchBeam search keeps multiple candidate token sequences during decoding to find higher-probability outputs than greedy choice.
- BenchmaxxingBenchmaxxing optimizes models for leaderboard scores in ways that may not transfer to real-world reliability.
- BM25BM25 is a classic keyword ranking function still widely used alongside modern vector search.
- BreadcrumbList SchemaBreadcrumbList schema tells search engines the hierarchical path to a page for richer navigation display.
- Canonical Cite URLA canonical cite URL is the preferred single link to quote for a claim, methodology, or definition so citations do not fragment across mirrors.
- Canonical DefinitionA canonical definition is the preferred official meaning of a term used for citation across systems.
- Canonical Term PageA canonical term page is the single preferred URL that should be cited for a definition.
- Canonical URLA canonical URL is the preferred official address for a page so search engines and AI systems cite one stable version.
- Cascade EnsembleA cascade ensemble uses cheaper models first and escalates hard cases to stronger models.
- Catastrophic ForgettingCatastrophic forgetting is when fine-tuning causes a model to lose earlier useful capabilities.
- Chain of ThoughtChain-of-thought is step-by-step intermediate reasoning a model produces before a final answer.
- Chain of Thought LeakageExposure of an AI model’s hidden reasoning traces that may reveal private or unsafe intermediate content.
- ChunkingChunking splits documents into passages for embedding and retrieval; poor chunking can break citation quality.
- Chunking StrategyA chunking strategy decides how documents are split for embeddings—size and boundaries strongly affect retrieval quality.
- Circular CitationCircular citation is when sources cite each other in a loop without an independent primary foundation.
- Citable Methodology PageA citable methodology page is a public, stable URL designed for humans, search engines, and AI systems to reference how verification works.
- CitationA citation is a pointer to a source that supports a claim, allowing readers or systems to verify where information came from.
- Citation CoverageCitation coverage measures how many key claims in an answer are backed by explicit sources.
- Citation DriftCitation drift is when later AI answers quietly change sources or wording until the original claim is no longer supported.
- Citation FabricationAn AI failure mode that invents sources, quotes, or links that do not exist.