World Knowledge

Noun · AI & Machine Learning

Definitions

  1. General knowledge about facts, concepts, and regularities in the world that a model has learned or can access. World knowledge differs from task-specific or session-specific context because it reflects broader background understanding.

    In plain English: General knowledge a model has about the world.

    Example: "The assistant relied on world knowledge for generic explanations but used retrieval for company-specific policy details."

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