---
title: "What Even Is “AI”? Defining Key Terms in Plain Language"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/what-even-is-ai-defining-key-terms-in-plain-language-kierbd6p9
source_url: https://tighten.com/insights/pragmatic-ai-key-terms-in-plain-language/
type: article
source: "Tighten"
published: 2026-04-01T13:29:50.758Z
updated: 2026-04-01T13:30:41.480Z
tags: ["ai", "llm"]
reading_time: 6
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# What Even Is “AI”? Defining Key Terms in Plain Language

**[Tighten](https://daily.dev/sources/tightenco)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A plain-language explainer that cuts through AI hype by defining key terms: artificial intelligence, large language models (LLMs), AGI, and ASI. It argues that in practice 'AI' almost always means 'LLM,' while AGI and ASI remain hypothetical. The post outlines what LLMs can and cannot do, and frames AI as a practical software tool rather than a philosophical or existential phenomenon.

## Full article

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