Scaffold AI

Definitions

1. An AI system that relies on scaffolding around the core model, such as planning loops, tools, memory, or verification steps, to achieve stronger behavior than the base model would show alone. The term emphasizes the surrounding support structure more than raw model capability.

   In plain English: AI whose capabilities depend heavily on supporting workflows and tools around the model.

   Example: "The research prototype behaved more like scaffold AI than a standalone chatbot because most of its strength came from retrieval and tool orchestration."

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