AI Concepts and Terminology

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abstraction

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focusing on the important information and ignoring irrelevant details

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artificial intelligence (AI)

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a technology that mimics human intelligence, performing tasks such as understanding language, recognizing patterns, and making decisions

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probability

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the likelihood that a specific outcome might occur

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prompt

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a question, instruction, scenario, or statement provided by the user to guide the AI's response

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multimodal model

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an AI system that can process information from multiple types of input

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large language model (LLM)

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a general purpose form of AI that is trained on a very, very large body of knowledge

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neural network

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an interconnected network that makes decisions using weights and hidden layers. It is used to represent the relationship between words

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training

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the process of teaching an AI model by exposing it to large amounts of data, allowing it to learn patterns, improve accuracy, and refine its predictions over time

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training data

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the structured or unstructured information, such as text, images, or code, used to train an AI model and shape its ability to recognize patterns and generate accurate responses

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hallucination

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when the model makes up false or misleading information that sounds real but isn’t true