Opaque recurrence, and other AI terms that you should probably know
TechCrunch Natasha Lomas, Romain Dillet, Kyle Wiggers, Lucas Ropek
The article publishes a plain-English glossary explaining common AI terms used in product meetings and tooling discussions, including references to OpenAI’s Astra and “opaque recurrence.” It says large language models are deep neural networks with billions of numerical parameters. As a result, readers get updated definitions for AI concepts spanning agents, chain-of-thought, inference, hallucinations, and related techniques.
Why it matters
The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter.
