AI Chatbot Glossary
What Is Knowledge Base?
A knowledge base is a structured collection of information (documents, FAQs, policies) that a chatbot uses to find accurate answers — searched in real time to ground responses.
Definition
A structured collection of information, such as documents, FAQs, product details, and policies, that a chatbot uses to find accurate answers to user questions. AI chatbots search the knowledge base in real time to provide grounded, relevant responses instead of guessing.
Why Knowledge Base Matters for AI Chatbots
The quality of your knowledge base decides the quality of your chatbot. Scattered, contradicting, or outdated content gives you a bot that invents plausible-sounding nonsense. Clean, structured, up-to-date content gives you a bot that answers like your best-trained employee.
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Learn about knowledge basesRelated Terms
RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
RAG is a technique that enhances AI responses by retrieving relevant information from a knowledge base before generating an answer — reducing hallucinations and grounding replies in real data.
Training Data
Training data is the information used to teach an AI model how to respond — for chatbots, this includes knowledge base documents, website content, FAQs, and product catalogs.
Bot Training
Bot training is the process of providing a chatbot with data, instructions, and examples so it can respond accurately to user queries.
FAQ Bot
An FAQ bot is a chatbot designed specifically to answer frequently asked questions by pulling answers from a pre-built knowledge base.
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