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Q8 Intro to AI: Vocabulary

1. Basics

Key Vocabulary

Algorithms: Algorithms are a step-by-step set of instructions or rules that a computer program follows to solve a problem or complete a task.

AI Writing Prompt:  AI writing prompt is a question or idea you type in to guide an AI tool, which then helps create writing or answers based on what you asked.

Artificial Intelligence (AI): Technology that lets computers and machines “think” and make decisions or create things in ways that seem smart, like a human would.

Bias: A bias is a judgment or opinion based on a personal point of view.

Chatbot: A Chatbot is a computer program that can talk with you by answering questions or having a conversation, kind of like chatting with a human online.

Ethics: Ethics are rules or ideas about what is right and wrong that help people make good choices in how they act.

Machine Learning: Machine learning is a type of technology where computers learn from data and practice, kind of like how people get better at something the more they do it.

Natural Language Processing: (NLP): NLP is a field of artificial intelligence that focuses on teaching computers to understand, interpret, and communicate with humans in human language.

Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the practice of taking/copying someone else’s work or ideas and using that work as your own.

Sensors: Sensors are tools or devices that detect changes around them like light, heat, sound, or movement, and send that information to a computer.

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