generative AI
noun
variants
or less commonly generative artificial intelligence
: artificial intelligence (see artificial intelligence sense 2) that is capable of generating new content (such as images or text) in response to a submitted prompt (such as a query) by learning from a large reference database of examples
Generative AI is a computer tool that can create text that sounds like it was written by a human, based on a given starting point.—
Stephanie Sylvestre
Stephanie SylvestreIn a departure from previous efforts, Therabot is powered by generative artificial intelligence, meaning it can use existing data and documentation to develop original actions and responses. Another example of generative AI is DALL-E 2, the popular program that can create images from user prompts.—Sarah Sloat
Sarah SloatPublishers hire armies of journalists to produce content. … These publishers will soon leverage generative AI to instantly create thousands of SEO-optimized articles …—Lloyd Danzig
Lloyd DanzigExamples of generative AI in a Sentence
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The two companies plan to develop new projects, using Runway’s generative AI tools.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
With dynamic reasoning and new TPUs, Google could begin lowering the sky-high costs that have thus far made generative AI unprofitable.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Temperature Settings Prompting The temperature setting for generative AI determines how varied the responses by generative AI will be.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The latest episode, which dropped Wednesday, featured an extensive conversation about generative AI, with Cameron sounding optimistic about its use in special effects, and uncertain whether studios, tech giants and legislators should focus on regulating the inputs to the AI models, or the outputs.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
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Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
With dynamic reasoning and new TPUs, Google could begin lowering the sky-high costs that have thus far made generative AI unprofitable.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Temperature Settings Prompting The temperature setting for generative AI determines how varied the responses by generative AI will be.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The latest episode, which dropped Wednesday, featured an extensive conversation about generative AI, with Cameron sounding optimistic about its use in special effects, and uncertain whether studios, tech giants and legislators should focus on regulating the inputs to the AI models, or the outputs.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Generative AI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/generative%20AI. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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