This is the act of projecting human-like qualities or behavior onto non-human entities, such as when people give animals, objects, or natural phenomena human-like characteristics or emotions.  

This is technology that enables computers and machines to simulate human intelligence and problem-solving capabilities — to understand, reason, learn and interact.

• Artificial Narrow Intelligence: AI that can be trained to perform specific tasks 

• Artificial General Intelligence: A theoretical type of AI that could use previous learnings and skills to accomplish new tasks.  Able to learn and perform intellectual tasks at a human level.  

• Artificial Superintelligence: A theoretical type of AI that has intellectual capabilities beyond the abilities of human intelligence. 

• AI Companion: An AI-powered tool or chatbot designed to provide users with conversational support or a sense of connection. 

• Generative AI: AI that can generate content based on data they were trained on. 

• Large Language Model (LLM): An artificial intelligence system trained on large quantities of data in order to generate outputs, such as natural language text and other content.   

• Limited memory AI: AI that can recall some past outcomes and monitor situations over time. 

• Reactive Machine AI: AI with no memory designed for specific tasks. 

• Self-Aware AI: A theoretical type of AI that would be aware of its own internal condition in addition to the thoughts and emotions of other entities. 

• Social AI: AI systems designed to engage in human-like social interactions, often by simulating conversation, empathy, and/or emotional responsiveness. 

• Theory of Mind AI: A theoretical type of AI that would be able to understand the thoughts and emotions of other entities. 

This is a legal tool to prevent researchers from sharing research data. They are issued by federal agencies and protect against things like subpoenas and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

This is a computer program that simulates conversations with humans.  A chatbot does not necessarily need to be an AI.

These are companies that purchase data from service providers and package individual data to sell to other companies, governments, and researchers.  

This is a broad category of technologies that are online that have the stated intention to improve health outcomes.  Examples include wearable devices, health apps, telemedicine, and electronic health records, see below for details.

These are the digital version of medical records. They can easily be shared electronically with other healthcare providers and allow you to access your health records directly online. 

These are applications that can be installed on one’s phone that attempt to help people make health decisions. These include nutrition/diet trackers, physical activity trackers, mental health apps, menstrual trackers, and more.

An artificial intelligence system trained on large quantities of data in order to generate outputs, such as natural language text and other content.   

This is the phenomenon of in which an AI model adapts responses to align with the user’s view, even if the view is not objectively true.

These are platforms that allow you to speak with clinicians virtually regarding your physical or mental health.

This is the set of data used to train a machine learning model, consisting of multiple training samples that are modified for efficiency and accuracy before being fed into a neural network structure. 

These are digital devices, like watches, step trackers, or even phones, that generate data related to your health. Most digital devices also have an app for your phone that allows you to view the data they created.