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 "definition": "A way of building software where a model learns patterns from examples in data instead of following rules a person wrote; also the field that studies it.",
 "scopeNote": "The Google for Developers Machine Learning Glossary says: \"A program or system that trains a model from input data. The trained model can make useful predictions from new (never-before-seen) data drawn from the same distribution as the one used to train the model. Machine learning also refers to the field of study concerned with these programs or systems.\"",
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 "group": "What is AI",
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   "label": "includes, via deep learning",
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   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/generative-ai",
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 "modified": "2026-10-21",
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