NLP
In-Context Learning
An AI learning a new task from the examples you include in your prompt, no retraining needed.
Definition
The ability of large language models to learn and adapt to new tasks simply from the examples and instructions provided in the prompt, without any weight updates or fine-tuning.
Why it matters
One of the most surprising emergent capabilities of large language models, learning without training.
Related terms in NLP
BERT
Google's breakthrough AI model that reads sentences in both directions at once to understand context better.
Chain of Thought (CoT)
Asking an AI to "show its work" and think step-by-step, which makes it much better at solving math and logic problems.
Context Window
The maximum amount of text an AI can read and consider at one time, like how many pages of notes it can hold in its head.
Conversational AI
AI that can have natural back-and-forth conversations with humans, chatbots, voice assistants, and customer service bots.
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