Function callingTalking to AI
Tool use
Letting an AI use other software to get things done, such as looking up stock, checking a calendar or working out a price. The AI asks for the tool, the software runs it and hands back the result.
In the workshop
An apprentice who reaches for the calipers instead of guessing a measurement by eye.
In your business
Asked 'is the oak bed frame in stock?', the assistant checks your stock system instead of guessing.
https://www.baachee.ai/ai-glossary/tool-use
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