Technical Glossary

A

• Atom: The fundamental unit of data/code in the AtomSpace (Nodes and Links).
• AtomSpace: The distributed hypergraph knowledge store used in Hyperon.
• Alignment: The problem of ensuring AI goals match human values.

G

• GOFAI: Good Old-Fashioned Artificial Intelligence (Symbolic AI).
• Grounding: Connecting abstract symbols to perceptual data or physical reality.

H

• Hypergraph: A graph where an edge (link) can connect any number of vertices (nodes).
• Hyperon: The next-generation OpenCog AGI framework.

M

• MeTTa (Meta Type Talk): The primary programming language of Hyperon.
• MOSES: Meta-Optimizing Semantic Evolutionary Search (Program synthesis engine).

N

• Neuro-Symbolic: AI that integrates neural networks and symbolic reasoning.

P

• PLN (Probabilistic Logic Networks): The uncertain reasoning engine in Hyperon.
• PRIMUS: Pattern Recognition and Integration Multi-Unit System (Perceptual architecture).

T

• Truth Value: A metadata pair (Strength, Confidence) attached to an Atom.

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