AI: Concepts

What is artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is a broad term for software systems...

What is an AI model An AI model is a mathematical structure that has been trained on data to prod...

What is machine learning (ML) Machine learning (ML) is a subset of artificial intelligence where ...

What is a large language model (LLM) A large language model (LLM) is a type of neural network tra...

What is inference Inference is the process of running a trained AI model on new data to get a res...

What is training Training is the process of teaching an AI model by exposing it to data so it lea...

What is a dataset A dataset is a structured collection of data used to train, evaluate, or test a...

What are benchmarks and quality metrics A benchmark is a standardized test that measures how well...

What is an AI component An AI component is the specific part of a project where real AI work happ...

AI component vs use case Every project card on DecAIHub has two fields that look similar but answ...

Automation vs real AI component Many crypto projects label simple automation as "AI." A trading b...

What is an API wrapper around someone else's model An API wrapper is a project that calls another...

What is an AI agent An AI agent is a software system that can perceive its environment, make deci...

What is the difference between assistant, copilot, chatbot, and agent Think of these four terms a...

What is RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) Imagine a student taking an open-book exam. Instead ...

What is zkML zkML (Zero-Knowledge Machine Learning) is a technique that uses zero-knowledge proof...

What are AI quality metrics and why they matter AI quality metrics are measurable values that des...

Why AI in marketing does not equal working AI The gap between marketing AI and working AI is the ...

Inference as an AI component Inference as an AI component means the project runs a trained model ...

Compute as an AI component Compute as an AI component means the project provides or orchestrates ...

Data collection and labeling Data collection is the process of gathering raw data from various so...

Analytics and ranking as an AI component Analytics and ranking as an AI component means the proje...

Training as an AI component Training as an AI component means the project contains a system or pi...

Retrieval and knowledge layer A retrieval and knowledge layer is a system that stores, indexes, a...

Agents as an AI component Agents as an AI component means the project's AI layer is built around ...

How to read composite AI categories DecAIHub assigns each project a composite category label such...

AI/Agents AI/Agents is the largest category in DecAIHub. It groups every project whose core AI co...

AI/Compute AI/Compute groups projects that provide computational resources for AI workloads — the...

AI/Inference AI/Inference groups projects focused on running trained AI models in production — th...

AI/Data AI/Data groups projects that collect, curate, label, or provide data for AI training and ...

AI/Analytics AI/Analytics groups projects that use AI and machine learning to analyze, score, ran...

AI/Training AI/Training groups projects focused on building AI models — the creation stage of the...

AI/Other AI/Other is the category in DecAIHub for projects that claim AI involvement but do not f...

Agents for DeFi Agents for DeFi is the subcategory AI/Agents | DeFi in DecAIHub. These are AI ag...

Agents for Consumer Agents for Consumer is the subcategory AI/Agents | Consumer in DecAIHub. The...

Agents for Infra Agents for Infra is the subcategory AI/Agents | Infra in DecAIHub — the largest...

Agents for Gaming Agents for Gaming is the subcategory AI/Agents | Gaming in DecAIHub. These are...

Agents for Meme narrative Agents for Meme narrative is the subcategory AI/Agents | Meme in DecAI...

How to tell if a project really has AI You are looking at a crypto project that claims to use AI....

What counts as evidence of an AI component When DecAIHub assesses whether a project has a working...

What does not count as evidence of AI A project may present many artifacts that look like proof o...

AI agents (archetype) Archetype pages on DecAIHub describe common project blueprints — recurring ...

AI assistant (archetype) Archetype pages on DecAIHub describe common project blueprints — recurri...

AI compute marketplace A compute marketplace is a project archetype where the core product is a p...

AI data marketplace AI data marketplace is a recurring archetype in DecAIHub — projects that crea...

AI trading analytics AI trading analytics is a recurring archetype in DecAIHub — projects that us...

AI infra layer AI infra layer is a project archetype in DecAIHub covering projects that provide i...

AI data protocol AI data protocol is a project archetype in DecAIHub covering projects that build...

DeFAI DeFAI (Decentralized Finance + AI) describes projects at the intersection of DeFi and artif...

Meme with AI narrative Meme with AI narrative is an archetype in DecAIHub describing projects who...