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Grounding (punishment or electrical)

Punishing a child by forbidding them from leaving home, or connecting an electrical circuit to the physical earth.

First in use: the 1800s
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Grounding (AI)

Anchoring an artificial intelligence system's responses to verifiable, external real-world data and facts (e.g., via retrieval systems).

First in use: the 2020s

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Which meaning of Grounding is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Grounding (punishment or electrical) came first (the 1800s). Grounding (AI) arrived in the 2020s. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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