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

Genians, which uncovered the fake ID scheme, said this latest case underscores just how much generative AI has changed the game. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025

In addition, as anyone who has used generative AI knows, the quality of the answer received depends very much on the quality of the question being posed. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025

Uploading private information to publicly available generative AI would be prohibited without the Chief Technology Officer signing off first. —Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025

If your city offers in-person digital literacy classes that include understanding generative AI, consider signing up your older relatives for them. —Suzi Morales, Parents, 25 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2012, in the meaning defined above

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