The obvious culprit is the artificial intelligence (AI) boom that has upended the tech industry, birthing a fresh glossary of lingo. Here is a cheat sheet for decoding some of the most parroted tech jargon of 2025, along with terms that have endured over the years. It stands for user-generated content, and the abbreviation has been popular lately among Google employees working on AI search technology. The elusive nature of AGI raises confusion about whether other tech products labelled “AI” are artificially intelligent at all. MagicWhen Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone in 2007, he said the touch screen “works like magic,” referring to how it worked very well.

Source: Bangkok Post January 01, 2026 10:26 UTC