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AI acronyms you actually need to know
A plain-English guide to the terms that show up in AI news, work conversations, product demos, and everyday tool use.
Astutus articles
Clear AI explainers for people who have things to do.
Training gives you quick checks. News gives you signals. Articles explain the words, ideas, and claims that keep showing up so you can follow the conversation without pretending.
Featured explainers
Start with the words people throw around.
Prompting basics
What is prompting, and why does it matter?
A simple explanation of prompts, why clear requests produce better AI output, and what prompting can and cannot fix.
Prompting guide
How to write better AI prompts
Best practices, weak-versus-better examples, and a reusable prompt template for work and everyday use.
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What is an AI agent?
What people mean when they say agent, where the term gets fuzzy, and what to ask before trusting one.
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What is RAG, and why does it matter?
A pointed explainer on AI that uses your documents or outside sources instead of answering from memory alone.
What articles do
More than definitions.
Plain-English explainers
Short articles that define what a thing is, why it matters, and what people usually misunderstand.
Acronym guides
Terms grouped by audience level so readers do not have to learn every technical word at once.
Decision primers
Practical guides for choosing tools, reading claims, and knowing when to slow down.