AI glossary / Using AI
Hallucination
When an AI confidently states something that is wrong or made up. It isn't lying. It's predicting words that sound right.
Think of it as: A student who didn't revise, bluffing through an essay.
More words in Using AI
- 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.
- PersonalisationAn AI tailoring its answers to you based on what it knows about your preferences and history.