AI jargon

wojciech achtelik
Wojciech Achtelik
AI Engineer Lead
Published: July 24, 2025
Glossary Category

AI jargon refers to the specialized technical vocabulary, acronyms, and domain-specific terminology used within the artificial intelligence community that can create communication barriers between AI experts and business stakeholders, often requiring translation into accessible language for effective collaboration. This specialized lexicon encompasses complex technical terms including hyperparameters, backpropagation, gradient descent, overfitting, regularization, and ensemble methods that carry precise meanings within AI development but may obscure understanding for non-technical audiences. AI jargon includes acronyms such as NLP, CNN, RNN, GAN, LLM, RAG, and RLHF that represent fundamental concepts and architectures but require explanation to facilitate clear communication across interdisciplinary teams working on AI projects. Modern AI jargon continuously evolves with emerging technologies, incorporating terms like prompt engineering, few-shot learning, hallucinations, alignment, and constitutional AI that reflect cutting-edge developments in artificial intelligence research and application. Enterprise applications must navigate AI jargon when communicating between technical teams and business stakeholders, requiring clear translation of complex concepts into actionable business language that enables informed decision-making about AI investments and implementations. Advanced AI communication strategies involve creating shared vocabularies, glossaries, and translation frameworks that bridge the gap between technical AI jargon and business terminology, enabling effective collaboration between AI specialists and organizational leaders while maintaining precision in technical discussions and strategic planning processes.

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Last updated: July 28, 2025