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The language of AI,
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A field guide to the words changing how we build, work and think—from token and transformer to AI agents and vibe coding.
362 terms
10 topics
1847–2026 timeline
Latest update · October 2026
New in the AI Dictionary
Fresh language for the newest shifts in AI, explained without the jargon.
agentic payments
payments that an AI agent initiates or completes on behalf of a person, organization, or another agent under delegated rules, without requiring a human to approve every individual transaction
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steering file
a persistent text file that supplies an AI coding assistant or agent with project context, conventions, constraints, or behavioral instructions that it should apply across relevant work sessions
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bounded delegation
the practice of giving an AI agent only the authority, tools, data access, budget, time, and ability to delegate that it needs for a particular task, while keeping those limits enforceable and reversible
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generative monoculture
the tendency of generative AI systems, or people relying on the same systems, to produce a narrower and more similar range of ideas, styles, opinions, citations, or solutions than the underlying data and human population contain
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