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

In our experience, generative AI struggles with the specificities of row crops, livestock and even images or descriptions of farmers themselves. —Marcus Squier, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024

The potential ubiquity of generative AI risks significant economic displacement in an already precarious creative class. —Ruby Justice Thelot, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024

Turning to the cultural and economic impact of generative AI, the panelists discussed differing global perceptions of the technology. —Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024

It was previously selected in Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs’s accelerator, which had a focus on generative AI. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

2012, in the meaning defined above