Opaque recurrence and other AI terms you should know

As AI transforms industries, new technical terminology emerges faster than most can follow. TechCrunch's living glossary defines key terms—from AGI and chain-of-thought reasoning to diffusion and hallucination—that populate product meetings, pitches, and panels. OpenAI's latest Astra model introduced "opaque recurrence," a reasoning technique that has AI safety researchers concerned, underscoring how rapidly the field evolves.

"Opaque recurrence," the reasoning technique in OpenAI's new Astra model that's got AI safety researchers rattled.