How to Use — World Encyclopedia of AI

How to find what you are looking for

Search: type the name, term, or abbreviation, in Arabic or English. Search is not affected by hamza forms or diacritics.
Sections: the encyclopedia is divided into 17 sections, and each section into subsections. Each subsection has a text stating what falls within it and what does not.
Indexes: an index for each entry type, an alphabetical index, a glossary of terms, and a timeline of events.
Reader paths: selected lists for the researcher, the journalist, the policymaker, the developer, and the general reader.

At the top of the page:

Type label: the entry type, its status, and how much its subject changes.
The name in Arabic and English, followed by a two-sentence definition.
Identifier bar: the entry's permanent identifier, its place in the sections, and its identifiers in other databases.
Trust bar:
The highest level among the entry's sources.
How much its subject changes.
The date of last verification.
Its editorial status.
Whether it was drafted with the assistance of artificial intelligence.
Suggested citation: how to cite the entry in your work.

Then five tabs:

Overview: the text of the entry, with the key facts box beside it.
Relations and Classification: what the entry is linked to among other entries, and its place in the sections.
Timeline: its events in chronological order.
Sources: each source with its number, level, publication date, and date accessed.
Provenance and Review: how the entry was produced, who reviewed it, and when.

A number in brackets, such as [2], points to the source from which the information was drawn. Click it to go to the source.

L1 Primary or official: the text of a law, a ruling, a standard, or a report of an international organization.
L2 Independent, peer-reviewed: peer-reviewed research, or an independent audit.
L3 Self-disclosure: establishes that the organization announced something, and does not by itself establish that what it announced is true.
L4 Secondary: journalism, or analysis.

An entry marked "Draft" has not completed its review, so it should not be relied on before it is published.