Temperature
A setting that controls how random or creative a model's answers are.
For example
Low temperature for a factual summary; higher temperature for a birthday poem.
Related terms
- Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) The AI first looks up trusted documents, then answers using what it found.
- Semantic search Searching by meaning instead of exact words.
- System prompt Hidden instructions an app gives the AI before your message, setting its role and rules.
- Token A small piece of text, a word or part of a word, that a language model reads and writes.
- Vector A list of numbers, like (14, 16). Also an arrow with a length and direction.
- Verify To check that something is true.