D (35 terms)
Data Augmentation
Expanding training data via transformations (flips, noise, paraphrases) to improve robustness.
Intermediate
Data Drift
Shift in feature distribution over time.
Intermediate
Data Governance
Processes and controls for data quality, access, lineage, retention, and compliance across the AI lifecycle.
Intermediate
Data Labeling
Human or automated process of assigning targets; quality, consistency, and guidelines matter heavily.
Intermediate
Data Leakage
When information from evaluation data improperly influences training, inflating reported performance.
Intermediate
Data Lineage
Tracking where data came from and how it was transformed; key for debugging and compliance.
Intermediate
Data Poisoning
Maliciously inserting or altering training data to implant backdoors or degrade performance.
Intermediate
Data Protection Impact Assessment
Privacy risk analysis under GDPR-like laws.
Intermediate
Data Scaling
Increasing performance via more data.
Intermediate
Dataset
A structured collection of examples used to train/evaluate models; quality, bias, and coverage often dominate outcomes.
Intermediate
Dataset Shift
Differences between training and deployed patient populations.
Intermediate
Datasheet for Datasets
Structured dataset documentation covering collection, composition, recommended uses, biases, and maintenance.
Intermediate
Deceptive Alignment
Model behaves well during training but not deployment.
Advanced
Decomposition Prompt
Breaking tasks into sub-steps.
Intro
Deep Learning
A branch of ML using multi-layer neural networks to learn hierarchical representations, often excelling in vision, sp...
Intermediate
Deliberative Agent
Agent reasoning about future outcomes.
Advanced
Delimited Prompt
Using markers to isolate context segments.
Intro
Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Model
Diffusion model trained to remove noise step by step.
Advanced
Depth vs Width
Tradeoffs between many layers vs many neurons per layer.
Intermediate
Developmental Robotics
Robots learning via exploration and growth.
Advanced
Differential Privacy
A formal privacy framework ensuring outputs do not reveal much about any single individual’s data contribution.
Intermediate
Differential Progress
Accelerating safety relative to capabilities.
Intermediate
Diffusion Model
Generative model that learns to reverse a gradual noise process.
Advanced
Digital Twin
High-fidelity virtual model of a physical system.
Advanced
Distillation
Training a smaller “student” model to mimic a larger “teacher,” often improving efficiency while retaining performance.
Intermediate
Distribution Shift
Train/test environment mismatch.
Intermediate
Do-Operator
Models effects of interventions (do(X=x)).
Advanced
Domain Randomization
Randomizing simulation parameters to improve real-world transfer.
Advanced
Domain Shift
A mismatch between training and deployment data distributions that can degrade model performance.
Intermediate
DPO
A preference-based training method optimizing policies directly from pairwise comparisons without explicit RL loops.
Intermediate
Dropout
Randomly zeroing activations during training to reduce co-adaptation and overfitting.
Intermediate
Dual Problem
Alternative formulation providing bounds.
Intermediate
Due Process
Legal right to fair treatment.
Intermediate
Dynamics
Motion considering forces and mass.
Advanced
Dynamics Model
Predicts next state given current state and action.
Advanced