Glossary
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The basics
What is AI?
Software that can understand and create language.
Read →What is an LLM?
The “brain” behind a chat AI. Large Language Model.
Read →What is a prompt?
Just the message you send the AI.
Read →What is a model?
One specific “version” of an AI you can use.
Read →What is a chatbot?
A program you talk to by typing.
Read →Getting more out of it
What is an agent?
An AI that does work, not just chats.
Read →What is a workflow?
A set of steps, done in order, automatically.
Read →What is automation?
Letting a computer do a boring task for you.
Read →What is no-code?
Building software without writing code.
Read →What is vibe coding?
Building by describing what you want to an AI.
Read →Where things live
Good to know
What is a hallucination?
When the AI confidently makes something up.
Read →What is a context window?
How much the AI can “hold in mind” at once.
Read →What is training data?
Everything the AI learned from.
Read →What is fine-tuning?
Teaching a general AI your specific style.
Read →What does “open source” mean?
Software anyone can see, use, and build on.
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The blog takes the big ones — agents, MCPs, language models, deployment — and explains them slowly, with everyday examples.