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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.
404 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.
AI incident response
the coordinated process of preparing for, detecting, containing, investigating, recovering from, and learning from failures, misuse, attacks, or harmful behavior involving an AI system
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slopware
a disparaging term for low-quality, unreliable, insecure, or derivative software produced rapidly with heavy reliance on generative AI and too little human review, testing, or maintenance
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next edit prediction
an AI coding-assistant capability that predicts and proposes the developer's next logical code change, which may be an insertion, deletion, or revision somewhere other than the current cursor position
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AI insider risk
the risk that an AI model or agent with authorized access, credentials, or delegated authority will cause harm from inside an organization through error, misalignment, manipulation, compromise, or misuse
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