Glossary

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0-shot learning 1-shot learning 2-stage detector 3D convolution 4D data 5G + AI 6DoF pose estimation 7D representation 8-bit quantization 9-layer network

A

AGI / Artificial General Intelligence Algorithm Artificial Intelligence (AI)Attention Autoencoder

B

Backpropagation Batch Normalization BERT Bias Boosting

C

Chatbot Classifier / Classification Clustering CNN / Convolutional Neural Network Cross-Validation

D

Data Augmentation Deep Learning Deepfake Deterministic Model Discriminative Model

E

Embedding Encoder Ensemble Learning Epoch Explainable AI (XAI)

F

Feature Extraction Fine-tuning Forward Propagation Foundation Model Fusion / Multimodal Fusion

G

GAN / Generative Adversarial Network Generative AI Gradient Descent Graph Neural Network (GNN)Grounding

H

Hallucination Heuristic Hidden Layer Hierarchical Model Hyperparameter

I

Imbalanced Data Instance / Sample Instruction tuning Intelligence Amplification / Augmentation Interpretability

J

JAX Jittering Joint Embedding JSONL / JSON-lines Juxtaposition

K

K-means Clustering K-Shot Learning Kernel Trick KL Divergence (Kullback–Leibler Divergence)Knowledge Distillation

L

Large Language Model (LLM)Latent Variable Learning Rate Loss Function LSTM / Long Short-Term Memory

M

Machine Learning (ML)Meta-learning Model Multi-head Attention Multimodal / Multimodality

N

Neural Network NLP / Natural Language Processing NLU / Natural Language Understanding Normalization Novelty Detection / Anomaly Detection

O

Objective Function One-hot Encoding Online Learning Optimizer Overfitting

P

Parameter Policy / Reinforcement Learning Policy Pooling Pretraining Prompt

Q

Q-learning Quality Estimation Quantization Query Queue / Buffer

R

Regularization Reinforcement Learning (RL)Representation Learning Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)RNN / Recurrent Neural Network

S

Sampling Self-Supervised Learning Sequence Modeling Softmax Supervised Learning

T

Tokenizer Training Data Transfer Learning Transformer Tuning / Hyperparameter Tuning

U

U-Net Uncertainty Estimation Underfitting Universal Approximation Theorem Unsupervised Learning

V

Validation Set Vanishing / Exploding Gradient Variational Autoencoder (VAE)Vector Embedding Vision Transformer (ViT)

W

Weak Supervision Weight Decay Whitening / Whitening Transformation Word Embedding Workflow

X

X-axis / feature axis XAI / Explainable AI XLM XLNet XOR problem

Y

Y-axis / feature axis Y-transform / YUV YAGNI (You Aren't Gonna Need It)Yield (model yield / throughput)Yoga of AI

Z

Z-score Normalization Zero-centric / Zero-bias initialization Zero-gradient phenomenon Zero-shot Learning / Zero-shot inference Zygosity in augmentation

What is Latent Variable

Latent Variable refers to variables that cannot be directly observed but are inferred from other variables. These variables play a crucial role in various fields such as social sciences, economics, psychology, and machine learning.

For instance, in psychology, intelligence or personality traits are latent variables that can be inferred from a set of observable tests. Models like structural equation modeling help researchers understand complex relationships and identify the influence of latent factors on observable outcomes.

The advantage of latent variables lies in their ability to handle noise and uncertainty in data, revealing underlying causal relationships. However, the selection of latent variables and model construction can affect the interpretation of results, and estimating latent variables often requires sophisticated mathematical models and substantial data.

Looking ahead, as data science and machine learning evolve, latent variable models are likely to become more prevalent in areas such as market analysis and recommendation systems. Researchers and developers need to focus on the theoretical foundations and practical applications of latent variables to ensure the reliability and effectiveness of outcomes.