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

Altogether, Indeed's report found that 37 percent of tech talent say that roles at their most recent or current company have been redefined or restructured due to generative AI. —Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025

For this story, Fortune used generative AI to help with an initial draft. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025

Advertisement Many of these AI uses do not involve generative AI systems that produce novel content. —Tharin Pillay, Time, 10 Oct. 2025

For that reason, the vast majority of companies now employ human reviews and stand-alone testing tools or services to address generative AI’s deficiencies. —Philipp Eisenhauer, Harvard Business Review, 8 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2012, in the meaning defined above

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