Basics
Temperature
A setting that controls how predictable or creative an AI's answers are.
Temperature is a dial that decides how much an AI plays it safe versus takes chances with its wording. A low temperature makes answers focused and predictable, which is great for facts and code. A high temperature makes answers more varied and surprising, which is nice for brainstorming or creative writing but riskier for accuracy.
For example
For a poem you might turn temperature up for fresh ideas; for a math answer you would keep it low.
Related
Large language modelA program that learned to use language by reading enormous amounts of text.TokenThe small chunk of text an AI reads and writes, often part of a word.Context windowHow much text an AI can keep in mind at one time.ParametersThe internal dials a model adjusts while learning, numbering in the billions.