AI Model Basics

These terms explain core AI model behavior without requiring machine learning math.

LLM

An LLM is an AI model trained on large text datasets to understand and generate language.

A prompt is the input or instruction given to an AI model to shape its response.

A context window is the amount of input and conversation history an AI model can consider at once.

Inference is the process of running an AI model to produce an answer from a given input.