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Ai words

25 words, each explained first as you would tell a ten-year-old.

1. AIComputer programs that learn from huge numbers of examples so they can write, answer questions or spot patterns, like a very fast helper.
2. AI assistantA chat helper you type questions to. It answers in words, but it can make mistakes, so you check what it says.
3. API keyA secret code that lets an app control your account. Never give it to anyone or paste it into a chat.
4. devil's advocateSomeone who argues against your idea on purpose, to help you find its weak spots before it is too late.
5. filingAn official report a company must publish, like its results, which you can trust more than a quick summary.
6. follow-up questionA small extra question you type after an AI's first answer, to fix or check one part at a time.
7. generative AIAI that makes new things, like text, pictures or code, by learning patterns from huge amounts of examples.
8. hallucinationWhen an AI makes something up, like a number or a fact, and says it confidently as if it were true.
9. indicator alertAn alarm that goes off when a helper line on your chart reaches a level you chose.
10. knowledge cutoffThe last date an AI learned about. It may not know anything that happened after that.
11. large language modelA kind of AI that has read huge amounts of text and writes answers by guessing the most likely next words.
12. leading questionA question that already hints at the answer you want, like 'Isn't my drawing great?'
13. neutral promptA question to an AI that does not hint at the answer you want, so you get a fair reply.
14. one-time codeA secret number sent to your phone to prove it is really you. Never tell it to anyone or any AI.
15. output formatTelling the AI exactly how to lay out its answer, like a table or a short list, so it is easy to check.
16. price alertAn alarm that goes off when price reaches a level you chose, so you do not have to watch the screen all day.
17. primary sourceThe original place a fact comes from, like the company's own report, not someone's summary of it.
18. promptThe message or question you type to an AI to tell it what you want.
19. screenerA tool that looks through lots of charts at once and shows only the ones that match your rules.
20. screenshotA picture of what is on your screen, like a chart you save or send to an AI.
21. second opinionAsking someone else, or an AI, to look too, while you still check the facts yourself.
22. trading botA computer program that trades by itself. Ads promising a bot that always wins are scams.
23. training dataAll the text an AI learned from before you used it. It does not know things that happened after that.
24. verificationChecking that a fact is really true before you use it, especially facts that come from an AI.
25. watchlistA short list of charts you plan to keep an eye on, so you do not have to look at everything.