AI vocabulary for choosing a workflow
Choose an AI setup by the jobs its parts actually do.
Reviewed: 2026-10-03
Source-based teaching example · Fictional data
Narration: Microsoft Mark · locally synthesized

00:00:00.000 — What you will learn

Choose an AI setup by the jobs its parts actually do.

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Choose an AI setup by the jobs its parts actually do.

00:00:06.333 — The idea · 1

The model generates output. The app gives you the interface. Other software supplies information and tools.

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The model generates output. The app gives you the interface. Other software supplies information and tools.

00:00:17.042 — The idea · 2

Where one part runs does not tell you where every other part runs.

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Where one part runs does not tell you where every other part runs.

00:00:23.792 — One useful term

Retrieval. Finding information and bringing it into the task.

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Finding information and bringing it into the task.

00:00:31.000 — A worked example

The lesson’s library assistant searches public book descriptions and drafts a cited answer. Search finds candidates; an optional second ranking step orders them. A laptop app may still send generation to a cloud model.

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The lesson’s library assistant searches public book descriptions and drafts a cited answer. Search finds candidates; an optional second ranking step orders them. A laptop app may still send generation to a cloud model.

00:00:48.250 — Your turn to think

Does “the app runs on my laptop” prove that all data stays there? Pause and decide before continuing.

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Does “the app runs on my laptop” prove that all data stays there?
Pause the video if you need more time.

00:01:06.042 — Why this answer works

No. Trace the model, tools and data separately. Keep the original source records even when conversation summaries get shorter.

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No. Trace the model, tools and data separately. Keep the original source records even when conversation summaries get shorter.

00:01:17.917 — Check 1

Separate the model from the app and tools.

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Separate the model from the app and tools.

00:01:23.417 — Check 2

Check where information goes.

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Check where information goes.

00:01:28.292 — Check 3

Match citations to actual supporting sources.

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Match citations to actual supporting sources.

00:01:34.417 — Now try a different case

Open the lesson and try its different practice case. Use every check in the full task. Watching alone does not mark the lesson complete.

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Open the lesson
Try the new case
Check and revise
The full task and its requirements are in the linked lesson.