Every AI buzzword, in plain English.
AI talk is full of acronyms and hype. This is a quick, searchable decoder for the words you'll actually hear — plus hands-on examples to make the trickier ones stick. Search, filter, tap to learn, then test yourself.
The AI buzzword glossary
Search for a term, or filter by theme. Tap any card to reveal a plain-English explanation. No jargon needed to understand the jargon.
How do you give a model new knowledge?
“Prompting”, “RAG” and “fine-tuning” get mixed up constantly. They're three different ways to make a model more useful. Pick one to see what it really means.
Prompting
Tell the model what you need, directly in your message.
Like giving clear instructions to a sharp colleague, right now.
Best for: quick tasks, tone, formatting and one-off questions.
Guardrails in action
Words like “guardrails”, “alignment” and “prompt injection” sound abstract — until you watch them work. Pick a request and see whether a well-built assistant should help or refuse, and why.
Pick a request on the left.
You'll see whether it should be allowed or blocked, and which safety idea is at play.
Test yourself
Five quick scenarios. Pick the buzzword that fits — you'll get the answer and a one-line why straight away.
The trick with AI jargon: focus on what it does, not what it's called
You don't need all fifty terms. You need the few that matter for your work — and a habit of cutting through the hype.