Generative AI & language models
AI tool
Definition
An application or service that lets people use an AI model to complete a task.
Visual example

Kitchen appliance = AI tool
The kitchen connection
Think of a specialized kitchen appliance.
The illustration connects the AI idea to something familiar. Follow the subject, the action, and the result to see how it works.
- 01 · Who or what
- Kitchen appliance = AI tool
- 02 · What happens
- Lets people use a model
- 03 · The result
- Helps complete a task
Why it matters
It turns a model's capabilities into an experience people can actually use.