Plain-English definitions for the AI, technology, digital life and security terms that appear across Aurelle Digital guides and journal articles. Each entry explains what a term means, why it matters and how to use it practically.
An AI hallucination is an answer generated by an artificial intelligence system that contains information that is false, unsupported or invented — even though the response may sound completely convincing.…
Read definitionArtificial intelligence, usually shortened to AI, is a broad term for computer systems designed to perform tasks that normally require aspects of human intelligence — such as understanding language, recognising…
Read definitionChatGPT is an AI assistant that lets you interact with artificial intelligence through natural-language conversation. You can ask questions, request explanations, draft and improve writing, organise information, brainstorm ideas and…
Read definitionGenerative AI is a type of artificial intelligence designed to generate new content — such as text, images, audio, video or computer code — in response to instructions from a…
Read definitionA large language model, or LLM, is a type of artificial intelligence model trained to recognise patterns in large amounts of text and use those patterns to process and generate…
Read definitionA prompt is the instruction, question or information you give an artificial intelligence system to tell it what you want it to do. If you have ever typed a question…
Read definitionCloud storage means storing files on secure remote servers that you access over the internet, rather than keeping the only copy on your computer, phone or hard drive. Services like…
Read definitionA passkey is a way to sign in to an account without entering a traditional password. It uses cryptographic credentials associated with your device or password manager and is usually…
Read definitionPhishing is a form of fraud in which someone impersonates a trusted person, organisation or service to trick you into revealing information, sending money, opening a harmful attachment or visiting…
Read definitionTwo-factor authentication, or 2FA, is an account-security method that requires two forms of verification before access is granted. The idea is simple: a password alone, however strong, is only one…
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