Concepts
Token
A word/subword unit the model processes. Most models cap at 75-225 tokens per prompt.
Related terms
Hallucination
When AI generates plausible but incorrect content (extra fingers, fake text).
Fine-Tuning
Training a base model on custom data so it learns your style or character.
Latent Space
Compressed representation where diffusion happens. Models work here, then decode to pixels.
Diffusion
Process of starting from noise and iteratively denoising to form a coherent image.
Transformer
Neural network architecture underlying GPT, DALL-E, and the text encoders in image models.
Multi-modal
A model that handles multiple input/output types (text, image, audio, video).