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Zero-Shot Learning
AI Glossary Term
What does “
Zero-Shot Learning
” mean?
Definition
Solving tasks without task-specific examples by relying on prior general knowledge.
Related terms
Continual Learning
Training approaches that let a model keep learning from new data without forgetting prior knowledge.
AGI (Artificial General Intelligence)
A hypothetical AI system that can perform most intellectual tasks at a human level across many domains.
Few-Shot Learning
Learning or adapting behavior from only a small number of examples.
Fine-Tuning
Continuing training on domain-specific data to adapt a pre-trained model to a specific task.
Transfer Learning
Applying knowledge learned in one task or domain to improve another task.
Prompt Template
A reusable prompt pattern with variables, formatting rules, and task-specific instructions.
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See also
XAI (Explainable AI)
Agentic Workflow
Word Embedding
AI Act
Weight
Alignment Tax
Weak Supervision
Benchmark Leakage
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