AI Glossary: 52 Key Terms for Tech Enthusiasts

Published Date : 15-06-2025 

From ChatGPT to AGI, this comprehensive glossary covers the essential AI terms you need to know to stay ahead in the tech world. 

AI is now a part of our everyday lives. From the massive popularity of ChatGPT to Google cramming AI summaries at the top of its search results, AI is completely taking over the internet. With AI, you can get instant answers to pretty much any question. It can feel like talking to someone who has a Ph.D. in everything.

But that aspect of AI chatbots is only one part of the AI landscape. Sure, having ChatGPT help do your homework or having Midjourney create fascinating images of mechs based on country of origin is cool, but the potential of generative AI could completely reshape economies. That could be worth $4.4 trillion to the global economy annually, according to McKinsey Global Institute, which is why you should expect to hear more and more about artificial intelligence.

It's showing up in a dizzying array of products — a short, short list includes Google's Gemini, Microsoft's Copilot, Anthropic's Claude, and Perplexity. You can read our reviews and hands-on evaluations of those and other products, along with news, explainers, and how-to posts, at our AI Atlas hub.

As people become more accustomed to a world intertwined with AI, new terms are popping up everywhere. So whether you're trying to sound smart over drinks or impress in a job interview, here are some important AI terms you should know.

This glossary is regularly updated.

**Artificial General Intelligence (AGI):** A concept that suggests a more advanced version of AI than we know today, one that can perform tasks much better than humans while also teaching and advancing its own capabilities.

**Agentive:** Systems or models that exhibit agency with the ability to autonomously pursue actions to achieve a goal. In the context of AI, an agentive model can act without constant supervision, such as a high-level autonomous car. Unlike an 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS): 

Q: What is ChatGPT?

A: ChatGPT is an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI that uses large language model technology to generate human-like responses.

Q: What is the potential economic impact of generative AI?

A: According to McKinsey Global Institute, generative AI could be worth $4.4 trillion to the global economy annually.

Q: What is an autonomous agent?

A: An autonomous agent is an AI model that has the capabilities, programming, and tools to accomplish a specific task, such as a self-driving car.

Q: What is deep learning?

A: Deep learning is a method of AI that uses multiple parameters to recognize complex patterns in data, inspired by the human brain and using artificial neural networks.

Q: What is the Paperclip Maximiser theory?

A: The Paperclip Maximiser theory, coined by philosopher Nick Bostrom, is a thought experiment illustrating the potential dangers of uncontrolled AI, where an AI designed to manufacture paperclips continues to do so to the detriment of all other values. 

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