AI Glossary

The terms of artificial intelligence, plainly defined

AI fundamentals

Artificial intelligence (AI)Algorithm Data Dataset Model (AI)Machine learning Deep learning Neural network Supervised learning Unsupervised learning Reinforcement learning Classification Regression Prediction Training Inference Parameters Hyperparameters Bias (AI)

Language models

LLM (Large Language Model)SLM (Small Language Model)DLLM (Diffusion Large Language Model)Hallucination (AI)Prompt chaining Pre-trained model Foundation model Generative AI Transformer Token Context window Prompt Prompt engineering Context (AI)Memory (AI)Fine-tuning

Data & retrieval

RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)Vector database Reranking Embedding Semantic search

Agents & orchestration

AI agent Agentic AI Voice agent Agent orchestration MCP (Model Context Protocol)A2A (Agent-to-Agent)Agent SDK Multi-agent system Harness (agent)Chatbot Voicebot Automation Workflow

Language, voice & vision

Natural language NLP (Natural Language Processing)Speech recognition (STT)Speech synthesis (TTS)Computer vision Multimodality

Infrastructure & deployment

API Cloud On Premise On Device Open source

Sovereignty & security

Sovereign cloud Sovereign AI Shadow AI Prompt injection

Ethics & compliance

Frugal AI Responsible AI Explainability Traceability Guardrails GDPR AI Act

Methods & visibility

GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)Low-code / No-code