AI Chat Glosarry
Account
An Account in the OpenAI AI Assistant framework represents a user’s personal or organizational profile on the OpenAI platform. It includes credentials, permissions, billing information, and access rights to various resources. An Account is essential for creating and managing Projects, Assistants, and other assets within the OpenAI ecosystem.
Project
A Project is a collection of resources, configurations, and code within the OpenAI AI Assistant framework dedicated to a specific application or use case. Projects help users organize their work, manage settings, and collaborate with team members.
Token
A unit of text (such as a word or subword) that language models use for processing and generating text. Models break down input text into tokens to understand and generate human-like language.
Storage
Storage refers to the data storage solutions provided within the OpenAI AI Assistant framework. It is used to persistently save data such as configurations, user inputs, logs, assistant states, and other resources necessary for the operation of Assistants and Projects. Storage ensures data integrity and availability for ongoing and future interactions.
Vector Store
A Vector Store holds embeddings of text data, enabling efficient similarity searches, semantic retrieval, and other operations that rely on vector representations. This facilitates advanced functionalities like context-aware responses and knowledge retrieval.
Assistant
An Assistant is an AI agent created within the OpenAI AI Assistant framework, designed to interact with users and perform designated tasks. Powered by OpenAI’s language models, Assistants can be customized for specific applications, behaviors, and domains. They serve as the primary interface for users to leverage AI capabilities, such as answering questions, providing recommendations, or automating workflows.
Thread
A Thread represents a conversation between a user and an Assistant within the OpenAI AI Assistant framework. It includes the sequence of messages exchanged and maintains the conversational context and history. Threads enable Assistants to provide coherent and contextually relevant responses over multiple turns, enhancing the user experience through sustained interactions.
Run
A Run refers to the execution of a task or operation within the OpenAI AI Assistant framework. Runs are individual instances where the Assistant processes data and generates outputs. They are often logged and stored for auditing, debugging, or analytical purposes, providing insights into the Assistant’s performance and behavior.
