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neuralese

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An optimized internal language used by an artificial intelligence, generally inscrutable and alien to human understanding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: artificial intelligence; machine learning; artificial intelligence; machine learning

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Etymology

Etymology tree English neural Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English neuralese From neural + -ese.