AI glossary / Using AI
Context rot
When a conversation gets so long and cluttered that the AI's answers get worse. Starting a fresh chat usually fixes it.
More words in Using AI
- Context windowHow much the AI can keep in mind at once, including your conversation and any documents you share. Go past it and it starts forgetting the earliest parts.
- Custom instructionsStanding preferences you give an AI once, such as your job or preferred tone, so you don't repeat yourself every chat.
- Deep researchA mode where an assistant spends several minutes searching and reading many sources, then writes you a report with references.
- Few-shot promptingGiving the AI a few examples of what you want before asking for your own.
- GroundingTying an AI's answer to real sources, such as documents or web results, so it isn't working from memory alone.