generative AI

American

[jen-er-uh-tiv ey-ahy, -uh-rey-tiv] / ˈdʒɛn ər ə tɪv ˈeɪˈaɪ, -əˌreɪ tɪv /

noun

Computers.

artificial intelligence that is designed to process prompts from users and respond with text, images, audio, or other output that is modeled on a training data set.

Etymology

Origin of generative AI

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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The results are MiniMax’s first since the generative AI company went public in Hong Kong in January.

From The Wall Street Journal

Passed by the National Assembly in December, the law focuses on the risks posed by generative AI, requiring human oversight and control along the lines of the European Union's landmark AI Act.

From Barron's

What is helping them meet these deadlines is the industry's alacrity in embracing generative AI.

From BBC

The partners pledged to create a computing environment powered by OpenAI models that will be available for AWS customers “to build generative AI applications and agents at production scale.”

From Barron's

“Amazon was slower to realize the importance of generative AI,” said Lloyd Walmsley, a senior analyst at Mizuho covering the tech industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

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