Glossary
Glossary: the terms we use, in plain language
Short definitions of the technical terms used across this website. Each links to the page where the topic is explained in full.
- Trusted AI
- AI whose data sources, model versions, permissions and actions can be verified, traced and audited. Read more
- Open Source AI
- AI released with the freedom to use, study, modify and share it, including access to the preferred form for modification. Read more
- Open-weight model
- A model whose trained weights are published for use, but whose licence, training data or modification rights may be more restricted than open source. Read more
- Source-available
- Code or weights that can be viewed or used under specific conditions, which may limit commercial use or redistribution. Read more
- Trusted Data Space
- A governed environment where data is shared under recorded provenance, versions, licences and permissions, so parties can collaborate without losing control of their data. Read more
- Data provenance
- The verifiable record of where data came from, who created it, when, and how it has changed. Read more
- AI Agent
- Software that uses an AI model to plan and carry out multi-step tasks by calling tools, systems or devices. Read more
- Human oversight
- Keeping a person able to review, approve or override AI decisions where full autonomy is inappropriate or unsafe. Read more
- Physical AI
- AI that perceives the real world through sensors, reasons about it and acts through machines such as drones, robots and industrial equipment. Read more
- Physical Super Intelligence (SI)
- DNY’s long-term direction for AI that works in the physical world. Drones, robots and edge systems that perceive, decide and act, and improve with every deployment. Today we build the trusted foundations; SI is where they lead, not a claim about current systems. Read more
- Open Physical SI Layer
- DNY’s vendor-neutral connection layer that links trusted AI infrastructure (models, agents, identity and audit) with drones, robots, edge devices and real assets. Read more
- Embodied AI
- AI that operates through a physical body, such as a robot, so it can perceive, reason and act in its surroundings. Read more
- Commercial drone systems
- Uncrewed aircraft, sensors and software used for inspection, mapping, sensing and industrial data capture in commercial and government operations. Read more
- Edge AI
- Running AI inference on or near the device or asset, rather than in a distant cloud, for lower latency, resilience and data control. Read more
- Autonomous operations
- Multiple devices (drones, robots and industrial systems) coordinated by AI agents under governed workflows with human escalation. Read more
- Digital twin
- A live digital model of a physical asset, site or process, updated from real-world data and used to monitor, predict and plan. Read more
- OPC (One Person Company)
- A business run by one person or a very small team that uses AI agents to deliver at the scale of a much larger firm. Read more
- OPC Hub
- DNY's local base in Australia or New Zealand, where DNY meets clients, hosts demonstrations and represents Alliance members in person. Read more
- FDE (Forward Deployed Entrepreneur)
- A founder who deploys a proven product or service into the Australian and New Zealand market from wherever they are, with DNY as the local partner. Read more
- ANZ OPC + FDE Alliance
- A network connecting real needs from Australian and New Zealand organisations with one-person companies and Forward Deployed Entrepreneurs worldwide, with membership and partner tracks. Read more
- AI transaction readiness
- Architecture and interfaces that prepare for AI agents and machines to request, verify and settle services with each other. Read more
- AILH
- A proposed large-scale industrial deployment environment in Sydney, used as a physical-economy proof point for trusted, open AI. It is a separate interest from DNY, not owned or controlled by DNY. Read more