generative AI

noun

variants or less commonly gen AI or generative artificial intelligence

: artificial intelligence 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

called also GAI

Examples of generative AI in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The usual analogy is that generative AI and LLMs are akin to a factory that pollutes local waters. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

On Monday, Zelda Williams expanded on the siblings' decision to reactivate their father's Instagram account, which comes amid growing use of his image and likeness in generative AI videos. — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Long before ChatGPT, Claude and other generative AI tools existed, Black children were disproportionately miseducated in underfunded schools. — Shaun Harper, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The music industry is becoming a test case for an economy transformed by generative AI. — Charlotte Isidore, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for generative AI

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