- Agent to agent (A2A)
Agent to agent, or A2A, means two AI agents talking directly for two people or companies, to find out whether a conversation between them is worth having.
- Agent2Agent protocol
The Agent2Agent protocol is an open standard from Google, now hosted by the Linux Foundation, that lets AI agents built by different companies work together.
- AI agent
An AI agent is software built on an AI model that works toward a goal over several steps: it reads, decides what to do next, uses tools and acts, within limits.
- AI disclosure
AI disclosure means telling people plainly when they are talking to an AI or seeing AI-generated content, so nobody mistakes a machine for a person.
- AI receptionist
An AI receptionist is software that answers a business’s calls, chats or messages at any hour, collects the details of each enquiry and passes it to a person.
- Day rate
A day rate is the price a freelancer or consultant charges for a day of work, used to quote projects, compare offers and check that a fixed fee covers the time.
- Discovery call
A discovery call is a short first call between a potential client and a provider to understand the problem, the scope and the fit before any proposal or price.
- Human in the loop
Human in the loop means an AI system pauses for a person to approve its work at set points, so the decisions that matter are made by someone accountable.
- Lead qualification
Lead qualification is finding out whether someone who got in touch is a real fit, by checking their need, budget, timing and authority before you invest time.
- Link in bio
A link in bio is the web address in a social media profile, usually leading to a page that collects someone’s other links, their work or ways to reach them.
- Personal AI agent
A personal AI agent is software that acts for one person: it knows their work and rules, talks to others for them and brings back what needs their decision.
- Rate card
A rate card is a short list of what a freelancer, creator or agency charges for each kind of work, shared so clients can see prices before they ask.
- Scope creep
Scope creep is when a project slowly grows beyond what was agreed, through extra requests and revisions, without the deadline or the price changing to match.
- Spec work
Spec work is creative work done for free on speculation, such as a test logo or a pitch design, in the hope that the client will pay for it or hire the creator.
- Warm intro
A warm intro is an introduction made by someone both people know and trust, used to reach an investor, a client or a hire who would ignore a cold message.