Word list
AI words, explained simply
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- LLM (Large Language Model)
- The engine inside most AI tools — a giant text-prediction brain that learned by reading a huge chunk of the internet.Related: Chatbot, Hallucination
- Prompt
- Just a fancy word for whatever you type or say to the AI — your question, your request, your instructions.Related: Chatbot
- Hallucination
- When the AI confidently makes something up that isn't true — always double-check facts that matter.Related: LLM
- Context window
- How much the AI can 'hold in its head' at once — like short-term memory for the current conversation.Related: LLM, Prompt
- Chatbot
- An AI you talk to that mostly just talks back — helpful for questions, but it doesn't go do things for you.Related: AI
- AI assistant
- A step up from a chatbot — it can help with small tasks like setting reminders or looking things up, but usually one at a time.Related: Chatbot, Multi-agent
- Multi-agent system
- Several AI agents working together like a little team, each handling a piece of the job.Related: AI