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Opaque recurrence, and other AI terms that you should probably know

TechCrunch · Sep 7, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC

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.

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