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

Roughly half of the candidates for Chicago school board signed a pledge supporting a three-year moratorium on generative AI in CPS. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

Graham Walker, head of AI at MDCalc, said the company sees the tool as an accelerator for clinical generative AI. — Brittany Trang, STAT, 11 Nov. 2026

Earlier this year, Netflix bought Ben Affleck’s AI company, InterPositive, and reported that roughly 300 of the streamer’s programs have used generative AI in their production process this year. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

Argon assistance Training data is essential for training all generative AI models. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 10 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

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