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

In 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

Publishers hire armies of journalists to produce content. … These publishers will soon leverage generative AI to instantly create thousands of SEO-optimized articles …—

Lloyd Danzig

Examples of generative AI in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web By applying advanced algorithms to identify, correct, or remove inaccuracies and inconsistencies in datasets, generative AI can automate mundane and repetitive tasks involved in data management, freeing up valuable resources for companies. —

François Candelon, Fortune, 3 May 2024 India is among the nations most concerned with the proliferation of misinformation, which is exacerbated by the widespread use of generative AI and has the potential to destabilize democracies, according to the Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024. —

Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024 In April 2023, a first-of-its-kind study from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) found that generative AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, could boost productivity in the workplace, especially for newer workers. —

Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 2 May 2024 The trick to getting the most out of generative AI is knowing what questions to ask or experimenting with lots of follow-up questions. —

Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024 Peiris is the cofounder and chief executive of Tome, a San Francisco startup that makes presentation software juiced with generative AI. —

Lauren Goode, WIRED, 2 May 2024 This is the last earnings report before Apple’s WWDC conference in June; that’s where the company will reveal its approach to bringing generative AI software features to iOS, macOS, iPadOS, and its other platforms. —

Chris Welch, The Verge, 2 May 2024 Sevilla said generative AI probably won’t supplant the digital town square created by social media. —

Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024 But Apple also has two labs in Zurich where staff are working on generative AI tech. —

Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024

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