Glossary

Terms

AI research agent

Software that plans and runs a multi-step research task on its own, then returns a written report.

Due diligence

The checks an investor, buyer or lender runs on a company, deal or counterparty before committing.

Document search

Software that finds passages across large sets of files by meaning or keyword, not only by file name.

Citation verification

Checking that each cited source exists and actually supports the sentence it is attached to.

Retrieval-augmented generation

A method where a model first fetches relevant documents, then writes its answer using that material.

Hallucination

A confident-sounding output that is false or not supported by the sources the model was given.

Data room

A secure online space where a seller shares documents with bidders during a deal review.

Expert network

A service that connects researchers with paid interviews with industry specialists and former employees.

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