AI Glossary

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Control Library

A structured set of controls from which an organization selects those that match the risks of a particular AI system and the requirements of several frameworks at once.

Controls-Based Approach

A compliance method in which an organization implements a single set of controls that meets the requirements of multiple frameworks at once, thereby avoiding duplication of work.

Copyright Attribution

Naming the author or source of content used or generated by AI; connected with the protection of copyright and with transparency about the origin of content.

Copyright Chapter (GPAI Code)

A part of the code for all providers of GPAI models that sets out measures to comply with EU copyright law, including respecting rights reservations (opt-out) for text and data mining.

Copyright Laundering

A term for practices that obscure the origin of protected content used for training, so that the output appears original and free of third-party rights.

Copyright Reservation

An expression of will by a rightholder reserving that their work may not be used for text and data mining; it must be expressed in a machine-readable manner.

Copyright Scraping

The automated collection of protected content from the internet for the purpose of training models, which may infringe copyright and website terms of use.

Copyright-Protected Training Data

Copyrighted works used in the development or training of an AI model.

Corporate Knowledge Base

A collection of an organization's internal documents and knowledge that an AI system draws on when answering, so that its outputs are based on verified company information.

Corrective Action

A step taken to eliminate an identified non-compliance or risk associated with an AI system.

Council of Europe Convention No. 108+

A modernized convention on the protection of individuals with regard to the automated processing of personal data, following on from the original Convention No. 108 of 1981. It responds to profiling and algorithmic processing and introduces, among other things, the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing.

Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI

The first international treaty on artificial intelligence focused on protecting human rights, democracy and the rule of law. It requires ratification by a set number of states in order to enter into force.

Creative Commons Dataset

A dataset composed of works available under Creative Commons licenses, used for training models under the conditions of the particular license.

CrewAI

An open framework for building systems with multiple cooperating AI agents that divide roles and tasks between them when tackling more complex assignments.

Cursor

A development environment with built-in AI that helps write, edit and explain code directly while programming.

Cyber Incident

An event that compromises the availability, integrity, confidentiality or authenticity of data or systems.

Cyber Resilience

The ability of an organization to prevent and recover from cyberattacks.

Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)

An EU regulation laying down cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements throughout their lifecycle; it also applies to software and AI components built into such products.

Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing (ÚNMZ)

A body involved in the system of oversight and conformity assessment in the field of AI in the Czech Republic.

Czech Standardization Agency (ČAS)

The body to which the Czech draft legislation is to entrust the operation of the national regulatory sandbox for artificial intelligence.

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DALL·E

OpenAI's text-to-image generation model, one of the pioneering tools of generative visual AI.

Dark Pattern Using AI

AI-supported user interface design techniques that deceptively push users toward decisions against their own interests.

Data Act

An EU regulation governing access to and sharing of data generated by connected devices, which also affects the availability of data for training and operating AI.

We summarize what you should not overlook in our article Data Act – what you should not overlook.

Data Altruism

The voluntary sharing of data by individuals or organizations in the public interest, for example for research, as regulated by the Data Governance Act.

Data Centers and AI

The infrastructure essential for training and running models; its energy demands and location are becoming the subject of political and regulatory debate.

Data Controller

An entity that determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

Data Drift

A change in the characteristics of input data over time that can reduce the reliability of a model without the model itself changing.

Data Governance

A set of rules and processes for managing data within an organization, ensuring its quality, availability, security and legal compliance throughout its lifecycle.

Data Governance Act (DGA)

An EU regulation promoting trustworthy data sharing, laying down rules for data intermediaries and the re-use of public sector data.

Data Holder

An entity that controls data generated by a connected product or service and decides on making it available under the rules of the Data Act.