Model
The trained "brain" of an AI — what is left after it has learned all its patterns. Two of them can behave differently if they learned from different examples.
In practice
ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are different models.
Where students meet it
Model is taught in the intro lesson, Welcome to AI Explorers, part of the Foundations unit of the AI Explorers course for kids. Atlas is the guide for that lesson, and it is one of 8 terms in the unit.
Often mixed up with
- Training Data
The pile of examples an AI learns from. Swap that pile and the AI behaves differently — even if nothing else about it changes.
More from Foundations
Back to all 58 AI terms for students.
KNOWING THE WORD IS THE START
Model is one of 58 terms students meet across 16 video lessons that teach them to direct AI rather than just use it.