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

Shazeer is widely revered as one of the key architects of the modern generative AI boom. —Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 23 June 2026

Adobe projects that consumer clicks originating from generative AI tools to retail sites will skyrocket by 103 percent compared to last June. —Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 June 2026

At first, Getty resisted the march of generative AI. —Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 23 June 2026

While generative AI has reignited concerns about AI taking over jobs, Oracle demonstrates one way AI can contribute to job losses beyond direct human replacements. —Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

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