How modern AI systems actually fit together, term by term, connection by connection. Not a dictionary: every concept below links to what it depends on, what it relates to, and what to learn next.
What a language model actually is, and the mechanics underneath it.
4 conceptsGiving a model access to information it was never trained on.
5 conceptsModels that take actions, not just answer questions.
3 conceptsWhat happens between a prompt and a response, and how it's made fast.
7 conceptsThe hardware and routing layer underneath every request.
5 conceptsRunning AI systems in production: watching them, measuring them, keeping them up.
4 conceptsWhat can go wrong, and what it costs.
3 conceptsBrowse every term, search or filter → · ← Discover AI Speed · This site's own glossary →