generative AI
Generative AI, or generative artificial intelligence, refers to a subset of AI technologies that are capable of generating new content, ideas, or data that mimic human-like creativity. This includes the creation of text, images, music, and other forms of media.
Unlike traditional AI, which typically analyzes and interprets input data to produce a predetermined output, generative AI uses deep learning techniques to understand the underlying patterns and structures of the input data. This allows it to produce new, original outputs that are similar but not identical to the original data.
Generative AI employs deep learning models, particularly those based on neural networks like transformers, generative adversarial networks (GANs), and variational autoencoders (VAEs), to encode a simplified representation of the training data. These models can then draw from this representation to generate new content that is statistically probable, given the patterns it has learned during training[2][3].
Generative AI has seen significant advancements in recent years, particularly with the development of large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, and text-to-image AI systems like DALL-E and Stable Diffusion. These systems have demonstrated the potential of generative AI to produce high-quality, creative outputs across various domains, from writing and art to music and virtual environments[1][4].
The technology has a wide range of applications, including, but not limited to, creating new product designs, optimizing business processes, generating synthetic data for training more robust AI models, and even in creative fields for generating art, music, and literature[1][2][3].
It’s important to note that while generative AI can produce outputs that seem convincingly human-like, it also faces challenges related to accuracy, bias, and the ethical implications of its use[1][3][4].
See also: generative pre-trained transformer (GPT)
Citations:
[1] https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-generative-ai
[2] https://research.ibm.com/blog/what-is-generative-AI
[3] https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/definition/generative-AI
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_artificial_intelligence
[5] https://aws.amazon.com/what-is/generative-ai/
[6] https://www.techopedia.com/definition/34633/generative-ai