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

While broad excitement over generative AI is fueling the series of funding rounds, startups pushing the boundaries in certain verticals are among the biggest beneficiaries of the trend. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025

This includes Chalhoub’s movement into AI, focused on Layla AI, the region’s first large-scale generative AI beauty coach, which is already doubling conversion rates at the group’s beauty concept stores, Faces, with most users interacting in Arabic. —Hyku Desesto, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025

Pope Leo’s technology skepticism extends beyond generative AI. —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025

To make generative AI like LLMs work reliably, companies have to build extensive infrastructure around them. —Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 26 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2012, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for generative AI

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