AI glossary / Using AI
Tool use
When an AI calls on outside tools, such as a calculator, web search or your calendar, instead of relying only on what it learned.
More words in Using AI
- Vibe codingBuilding software by describing what you want in plain language and letting AI write the code, steering by results rather than reading every line.
- Voice modeTalking to an assistant out loud and hearing it reply, like a phone call.
- WorkflowA set sequence of steps that gets a job done. AI workflows chain tools and prompts together so the same process runs the same way every time.
- Zero-shotAsking an AI to do a task with no examples, relying only on what it already knows.
- AgentAn AI that doesn't just answer but takes steps for you, such as searching, clicking, booking or writing files, to finish a goal you set.