The world is witnessing rapid technological advances in the fields of data science and artificial intelligence (AI). From helping fight climate change to addressing all the other sustainable development goals of the United Nations, valuable use cases show how cutting-edge data and AI applications can improve our daily lives. At the same time, public awareness initiatives are still behind the curve, leaving many people feeling ambivalent about AI. Moreover, for non-technical readers, disparate definitions of data and AI terms can impede easy understanding of these dynamic fields. Despite global summits, educational publications, and ample media coverage, the fields of AI and data science stand to benefit from an agreed set of accessible definitions and terminologies.