Definition
Knowledge graph
A database that stores information as a network of entities and the relationships between them.
How founders on the podcast use it
A structured map of people, events, and relationships an AI builds to understand context over time.
The Humane AI Playbook for Founders Building Consumer AIA structured representation of entities and the relationships between them, allowing reasoning across large, complex data sets. The architectural core of how Irys tracks contradictions and conditions across document sets.
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