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Overfitting

When a model fits its training data too closely, memorizing its specifics and noise rather than learning patterns that generalize, so it performs well on training examples and poorly on new ones. Overfitting is one common reason a strong reported score does not survive contact with the real world.

Defined in 2 GAGE programs, which carry 3 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in AI Governance: Applied Mastery.

How each discipline defines it

The same term does different work depending on who is using it. These are the definitions as each program teaches them, unedited.

AI Governance: Applied Mastery

When a model fits its training data too closely, memorizing its specifics and noise rather than learning patterns that generalize, so it performs well on training examples and poorly on new ones. Overfitting is one common reason a strong reported score does not survive contact with the real world.

AI Literacy & Professional Conduct

A model that has learned the noise in its training data rather than the underlying signal, so it performs well on the past and poorly on the future; invisible in the rear-view mirror and a leading cause of forecast collapse.

AI Literacy & Professional Conduct

When a model memorizes training data instead of learning generalizable patterns, performing well on test data but poorly on new real-world data.

Where it is taught

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