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.—
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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 company also signed an accord in January with Alphabet Inc.’s Google worth $60 million to help train large language models, the technology underpinning generative AI.
—Aisha Counts and Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg, TIME, 17 May 2024
The company, which sold shares in an initial public offering in March, also signed an accord in January with Alphabet Inc.’s Google worth $60 million to help train large language models, the technology underpinning generative AI.
—Aisha Counts, Fortune, 16 May 2024
This has been a big week for generative AI (GAI), the technology that can answer questions or create content based on a user’s prompt.
—Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
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AI girlfriends are already proving to be a concerningly large use case for generative AI technology.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 May 2024
That means more generative AI features for Google’s apps.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 11 May 2024
In August 2023, the company formally launched Ernie bot, a generative AI chatbot similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 9 May 2024
The company’s internal experiment found that the generative AI tech could speed up the writing of such reports 51% of the time when the initial incident report was based on a draft created by a large language model.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 May 2024
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
Aisha Counts and Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg, TIME, 17 May 2024
The company, which sold shares in an initial public offering in March, also signed an accord in January with Alphabet Inc.’s Google worth $60 million to help train large language models, the technology underpinning generative AI.
—Aisha Counts, Fortune, 16 May 2024
This has been a big week for generative AI (GAI), the technology that can answer questions or create content based on a user’s prompt.
—Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
Squarespace going private in $6.9 billion deal with Permira
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Squarespace going private in $6.9 billion deal with Permira
AI girlfriends are already proving to be a concerningly large use case for generative AI technology.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 May 2024
That means more generative AI features for Google’s apps.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 11 May 2024
In August 2023, the company formally launched Ernie bot, a generative AI chatbot similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 9 May 2024
The company’s internal experiment found that the generative AI tech could speed up the writing of such reports 51% of the time when the initial incident report was based on a draft created by a large language model.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 May 2024
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
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“Generative AI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/generative%20AI. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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