AI glossary / Using AI
Grounding
Tying an AI's answer to real sources, such as documents or web results, so it isn't working from memory alone.
More words in Using AI
- HallucinationWhen an AI confidently states something that is wrong or made up. It isn't lying. It's predicting words that sound right.
- Knowledge cutoffThe date an AI's training information stops. It won't know about anything after that unless it can search the web.
- LatencyThe wait between asking an AI something and getting the reply.
- MemoryA feature that lets an assistant remember things about you between conversations. You can usually view it or turn it off.
- One-shot promptingGiving the AI a single example of what you want before asking for your own.