Lesson 1.4 — AI words in plain English
AI for Dummies · Module 1: What is this AI thing? · About 15 min · Phone or computer
Goal: understand the words you'll hear people use about AI.
What you'll learn
- Explain 9 common AI words simply
Step 1 · The words
| Word | Plain meaning |
|---|---|
| AI (artificial intelligence) | Computers doing things that seem smart, like understanding language. |
| Generative AI | AI that makes something new: text, pictures, video, music or voices. |
| LLM (large language model) | The "brain" behind a chatbot, trained on huge amounts of text. |
| Prompt | What you type or say to the AI. |
| Chatbot | An AI you have a conversation with, like ChatGPT. |
| Agent | AI that does tasks for you (clicks, searches, books), not just talks. |
| Vibe coding | Describing an app in everyday words and letting AI build it. |
| Hallucination | When AI confidently makes something up. |
| Deepfake | A fake photo, video or voice made by AI to look real. |
Try it now
Cover the right-hand column and try to explain each word out loud. Ask your chatbot: "Explain what a deepfake is to a 10-year-old."
Safety note
Stay safe: Knowing the word "deepfake" matters: it's how scammers can fake a loved one's voice (Module 7).
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