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

In particular, the DOJ is focusing on the future of generative AI, or GenAI, which can be used to create text or images based on a user's prompts. —Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 30 May 2025

The risk for the U.S. is that these advantages will soon also allow China to dominate industries such as generative AI, quantum computing, and humanoid robotics. —Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025

Nvidia’s next big bet Behind all of this is a bigger technological shift — from generative AI to what comes next. —Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 29 May 2025

Beyond Apps To Intelligent Agents As generative AI advanced, a deeper insight emerged. —Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2012, in the meaning defined above

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