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AI Automation Glossary

31 terms you’ll meet when automating a service business with AI, explained in plain English by the team that builds these systems.

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A2P 10DLC
The US registration system for business text messages sent from standard 10-digit local numbers. Brands and messaging campaigns must be registered with carriers, or texts may be filtered or blocked.
AEO (answer engine optimization)
Structuring content so AI assistants and search features can quote it as a direct answer, typically with clear question-and-answer sections, concise definitions and structured data.
AI agent
Software that uses a language model to pursue a goal by taking actions, such as looking up records, booking appointments or updating a CRM, rather than only replying with text.
AI calling bot
An AI voice agent that places or answers phone calls to qualify leads, book appointments, confirm visits or follow up, usually built on platforms like Vapi or Retell AI.
AI receptionist
An AI voice agent that answers a business’s phone line, handles common questions, books appointments and routes urgent calls to staff, around the clock.
AI SDR
An AI sales development representative: an agent that contacts and qualifies new leads and books meetings for human closers.

B

BAA (Business Associate Agreement)
A contract required under HIPAA when a vendor handles protected health information on behalf of a US healthcare provider.

C

Chatbot
Software that holds text conversations with customers on a website, SMS, WhatsApp or social media. Modern chatbots use language models and can connect to business systems.
Conversation AI
GoHighLevel’s built-in AI for replying to messages across SMS, web chat, social DMs and WhatsApp, using a knowledge base and optional appointment booking.
CRM (customer relationship management)
The system that stores contacts, conversations, deals and tasks, and tracks where each lead is in the sales process.

G

GEO (generative engine optimization)
Improving how often and how accurately a brand is mentioned and cited in AI-generated answers from tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.
GoHighLevel (GHL)
An all-in-one CRM and marketing platform with pipelines, two-way texting, calendars, funnels, email, reviews, workflows and AI, widely used by agencies and service businesses.

K

Knowledge base
The documents, FAQs and policies an AI agent uses to answer questions accurately instead of guessing.

L

Latency
The delay between a caller finishing speaking and a voice agent responding. Lower latency makes AI calls feel natural.
Lead scoring
Assigning a score or tier to leads based on their answers and behavior so sales teams focus on the best opportunities first.
LLM (large language model)
The AI model that understands and generates language, powering chatbots, voice agents and writing tools.

M

Make.com
A visual automation platform for connecting apps and building multi-step scenarios with branching, data transformation and error handling.
Missed-call text-back
An automation that sends an SMS to a caller as soon as their call goes unanswered, so the conversation continues by text.

N

n8n
A workflow automation platform that can be self-hosted, popular for complex integrations and AI agent workflows.

P

Pipeline
The ordered stages a lead or deal moves through, such as New, Contacted, Qualified, Booked and Won.
Prompt
The instructions given to a language model that define an AI agent’s role, goals, rules and tone.

R

Retell AI
A platform for building and deploying AI phone agents, known for conversation flows, natural turn-taking and post-call analysis.

S

Snapshot
A reusable GoHighLevel template of a sub-account’s funnels, workflows, pipelines, calendars and settings.
Speed to lead
The time between a lead’s inquiry and a business’s first meaningful response. Faster response sharply increases the chance of reaching and converting the lead.
Sub-account
A separate client or location account inside a GoHighLevel agency account.

T

TCPA
The US Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which regulates automated calls and texts. The FCC has ruled that AI-generated voices count as artificial voices under the TCPA.
Tool calling
The ability of an AI agent to call external functions, such as checking a calendar or creating a CRM record, during a conversation.

V

Vapi
A developer-focused platform for building AI voice agents with flexible choice of speech, language and voice providers.

W

Webhook
An automatic message one system sends to another when something happens, such as a call ending or a form being submitted.
Workflow
An automated sequence triggered by an event, such as a new lead, that performs actions like sending messages, updating records or waiting.

Z

Zapier
A no-code automation tool that connects thousands of apps with simple trigger-and-action workflows.

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A chatbot mainly holds conversations. An AI agent can also take actions, such as booking appointments or updating a CRM, to complete a goal. Many modern chatbots are built as agents.

An AI voice agent that answers your business phone, handles common questions, books appointments and routes urgent calls to staff, 24 hours a day.

GHL is short for GoHighLevel, an all-in-one CRM and marketing automation platform used by agencies and service businesses.

The time it takes a business to respond to a new inquiry. Research shows the chance of reaching and qualifying a lead drops sharply as response time grows.

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