Glossary

An AI tool that can take steps for you, such as searching, filling in forms, or booking, instead of only answering questions.

A chat tool you can type or talk to in everyday language to get help with questions, writing, and planning.

A set of step-by-step instructions a computer follows to do a task.

Software that can do tasks we usually link with human thinking, like recognising speech, spotting patterns, or writing text.

An unfair pattern in an AI's results, often caused by one-sided examples in the data it learned from.

The first and best-known cryptocurrency, a digital money system with no bank or central company.

A shared digital record book kept by many computers, where new entries are added in order and are very hard to change.

A website or app where people buy, sell, or swap crypto. Exchanges are companies, and they hold your assets for you unless you move them to your own wallet.

Digital money that uses a blockchain to record who owns what.

A decentralized autonomous organization: a group that makes decisions together using shared rules and online voting.

The habits and rules that keep personal information safe, accurate, and used only as intended.

Spread across many computers or people instead of controlled by one company or place.

An app whose back end runs on a blockchain network instead of one company's servers.

A fake image, video, or voice made with AI to look or sound like a real person.

The information that proves who you are online, such as accounts, logins, credentials, and wallets.

Having proof that a digital item, such as a ticket or collectible, is yours.

The coin of the Ethereum blockchain, used to pay fees for actions on the network.

A blockchain that can run small programs called smart contracts, so it supports apps as well as digital money.

Giving an existing AI model extra training on a specific kind of material so it does one job better.

A small charge paid to have a transaction processed on some blockchains, like Ethereum.

AI that creates new content, such as text, images, audio, or code, from a prompt.

When an AI gives an answer that sounds sure but is false or made up.

A small physical device that keeps your wallet keys offline.

An AI model trained on very large amounts of text to understand and produce language. Chat assistants are built on them.

A way of building software that learns from examples instead of following only fixed rules.

A non-fungible token: a unique digital item recorded on a blockchain that can show who holds it.

A trick that uses fake messages or websites to get you to share passwords, codes, or recovery phrases.

A scam that pays early members with money from newer members and collapses when new money stops coming in.

A secret that proves you can approve actions for a wallet. It must never be shared.

The instruction or question you give an AI tool.

A code, linked to your private key, used to create a wallet address. It is safe to share.

A list of words that can restore a crypto wallet. Anyone who has it can take everything in the wallet.

A scam where the creators of a crypto project take people's money and disappear.

Holding your own keys, so you control your assets directly instead of relying on a company to hold them.

A small program on a blockchain that runs on its own when set conditions are met.

A crypto token designed to stay close to the value of something steadier, such as a national currency. Some work better than others.

A digital item recorded on a blockchain. It can stand for money, a ticket, a vote, or access to something.

The examples an AI model learns from.

A second check, such as a code from an app, that you pass after your password. It protects you if your password leaks.

An app or device that holds the keys to your digital assets and lets you approve transactions.

A way of building online services where users can have more control and ownership, often using blockchains.