⚙️ Under the hood
Knowledge cutoff
The date the training data ends. After that the model knows nothing unless a tool supplies current information.
💭 Imagine …
Like someone back from a long expedition: knowledgeable, but not up to date.
🔎 Example
A model calls a long-outdated product version “current”.
🎯 Why it matters
For anything current, use web search or RAG and check the sources.
🎓 Prefer step by step?
The AI Literacy course: 6 short modules with quizzes, a solid foundation in about 60 minutes.