AI_SLANG_GUIDE
AI Slang for Indie Hackers
Indie hackers meet AI slang earlier than most people because they live inside launch posts, model docs, developer forums, and half-broken prototypes.
The words that matter first
Start with slop, vibe coding, RAG, hallucination, agentic, and prompt engineer. These words explain a lot of modern AI product discourse without requiring a full machine learning syllabus.
Marketing words versus build words
RAG and context window usually point to implementation details. Agentic and copilot may point to real features, but they are also easy to abuse in pitch copy.
The practical filter
When you see a term, ask what behavior it names. If nobody can explain the behavior, it is probably just smoke from the launch deck.