AI has its own language, and if you're just getting started, it can feel like everyone else got the memo but you.

Terms like tokens , inference , and quantization get tossed around in articles, videos, and job descriptions as if they're common knowledge, but they're not.

This guide helps you to navigate in the AI jungle, it covers the core AI vocabulary you'll encounter and defines it simply. Whether you're building something, exploring the field, or just trying to follow the conversation, these are the terms worth knowing.

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1. The AI Stack

The big picture.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The field of computer science focused on building systems that can perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, like understanding text or audio, recognizing images or making decisions.

The term "AI" is ultimately a moving target.…