Generative AI & language models
Natural language
Definition
The everyday way people speak and write, rather than computer code.
Visual example
Everyday order = natural language
The kitchen connection
Think of the customer’s everyday order.
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
- Everyday order = natural language
- 02 · What happens
- Uses words people normally say
- 03 · The result
- Makes computers easier to direct
Why it matters
It lets people communicate with computers using familiar words instead of code.