Lesson 193 of 1570
AI Slang: Match the Word
Token, prompt, hallucinate, fine-tune — learn the lingo everyone's using.
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- 1Speak AI in Ten Minutes
- 2vocabulary
- 3AI literacy
- 4technical terms
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Section 1
Speak AI in Ten Minutes
If you want to talk about AI like you know what's up, you need the vocab. Good news: most AI slang is way simpler than it sounds. Today, you speedrun it.
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Match ‘em up
Match each AI slang word to its real-life meaning.
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Extra credit slang
- RAG: AI that looks stuff up before answering
- Agent: AI that can take actions, not just chat
- Multimodal: AI that handles text AND images AND audio
- Inference: the moment an AI actually answers you
- Training: the long process of teaching the AI
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Match ‘em up
Round two: match the fancier terms.
Matched: 0 / 4
Key terms in this lesson
The big idea: AI slang is just shortcuts for ideas you already kind of get. Learn the words and doors open. You will sound smart and actually be smart.
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