generative

adjective

gen·​er·​a·​tive ˈje-nə-rə-tiv 

ˈjen-rə-tiv,

ˈje-nə-ˌrā-tiv 

: having the power or function of generating, originating, producing, or reproducing

… Elizabeth Gilbert dives into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity.

—Camryn La Sala

… her gift is essentially organizational rather than generative.

—Martin Filler

: such as

a

biology : of or relating to the production of offspring

vegetative and generative plant growth

the generative organs of mammals

see also generative cell, generative nucleus

b

computing : using artificial intelligence algorithms to create complete units of content (such as text compositions, images, audio, or video) based on a broad corpus of material

Unlike the phone's predictive text feature, ChatGPT is said to be generative (the G in GPT).

—JoElla Carman and Jasmine Cui

see also generative AI

Examples of generative in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For instance, Amazon Web Services could accelerate due to new workload migrations and increased generative artificial intelligence monetization. —Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 16 July 2024

For the international Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, generative AI will be covered union work performed by a human and no crew member can be forced to input a prompt that would replace another crew member. —Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 July 2024

Mostly, Cottrill has found living upstate to be generative. —Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024

Jared Leto is getting into the generative artificial intelligence business. —Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing generative

• generative AI
• generative artificial intelligence
• generative cell
• generative grammar
• generative nucleus
• generative semantics

Medical Definition

generative

adjective

gen·​er·​a·​tive ˈjen-(ə-)rət-iv  -ə-ˌrāt- 

: having the power or function of propagating or reproducing

generative organs