TechCrunch AIMay 29, 2026, 6:49 PMNatasha Lomas, Romain Dillet, Kyle Wiggers, Lucas Ropek

So you’ve heard these AI terms and nodded along; let’s fix that

TechCrunch offers a glossary explaining common AI terms and slang for readers navigating AI coverage.

TechCrunch frames this piece as a glossary for the flood of new AI terms and slang that has followed the rise of AI. It aims to define important words and phrases readers may encounter in coverage, product discussions, or broader industry conversations. Based on the provided text, this is an educational guide rather than a product launch, research paper, or market-moving announcement.

This TechCrunch article is an introductory AI terminology glossary. Its premise is that, with the rapid spread of AI in recent years, a large number of new terms, acronyms, and semi-formal insider expressions have appeared in news, product launches, research communities, and social media. For many readers, these terms may be ones they hear often and roughly know are AI-related, but they cannot necessarily explain clearly what they mean; the article's goal is to gather these common words together, provide concise definitions, and lower the barrier to understanding AI discussions.

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