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

Intel, on the other hand, is witnessing very little of the action. CPU market share losses: Intel's CPU business could face further pressure, despite new launches, as the generative AI era could open the doors to more competition as PC makers look to incorporate more smarts into their devices. —Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025

For this story, Fortune used generative AI to help with an initial draft. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 July 2025

Since 2017, China has published more patents for generative AI inventions annually than all other countries combined, according to data from the World Intellectual Property Organization. —Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 29 July 2025

Nearly 63% of students in Kenya have used generative AI for their university studies, according to a survey of 11,000 students in 15 countries published by educational services company Chegg.org earlier this year. —Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 28 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2012, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for generative AI

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