generative AI
Machine-made content systems
Generative AI refers to artificial intelligence systems that create new content—text, images, audio, video, or code—rather than simply analyzing or classifying existing data.
These systems learn patterns from training data and produce novel outputs in response to prompts: Generative AI wrote the first draft of this report.
The technology powers chatbots, image generators, and coding assistants.
The term gained widespread use in the early 2020s with the public release of tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E.
Algorithms that improve from data
- deep learningLayered neural network methods
- neural networksLayered computational learning systems
- large language modelsStatistical text prediction systems
- GPTPre-trained text generator
text-to-image · natural language processing · voice synthesis · computer vision · reinforcement learning · training data · fine-tuning · embeddings
Software mimicking conversation
- virtual assistantsAI programs answering queries
- image editingModifying digital pictures
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
- localizationAdapting for specific markets
summarization · translation · search · recommendation · personalization · prototyping · mockups · advertising
Point where values explode
- superintelligenceHypothetical beyond-human cognition
- automationSelf-operating system design
- transhumanismTech-augmented evolution philosophy
- posthumanismPhilosophy questioning anthropocentric boundaries
exponential growth · disruption · augmentation · democratization · accessibility · universal basic income
Original literary expression
- music compositionArranged work of sound
- ideationForming mental concepts
- co-creationJoint value development
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
concept art · storytelling · remixing · mashup · visual design · copywriting · scriptwriting · improvisation
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- transparencyState of being see-through
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
deepfakes · consent · attribution · copyright · intellectual property · authenticity · provenance · watermarking
machine learning
Algorithms that improve from data
- deep learningLayered neural network methods
- neural networksLayered computational learning systems
- large language modelsStatistical text prediction systems
GPT · text-to-image · natural language processing · voice synthesis · computer vision · reinforcement learning · training data · fine-tuning · embeddings · tokenization
chatbots
Software mimicking conversation
- virtual assistantsAI programs answering queries
- image editingModifying digital pictures
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
localization · summarization · translation · search · recommendation · personalization · prototyping · mockups · advertising · customer service
singularity
Point where values explode
- superintelligenceHypothetical beyond-human cognition
- automationSelf-operating system design
- transhumanismTech-augmented evolution philosophy
posthumanism · exponential growth · disruption · augmentation · democratization · accessibility · universal basic income
creative writing
Original literary expression
- music compositionArranged work of sound
- ideationForming mental concepts
- co-creationJoint value development
brainstorming · concept art · storytelling · remixing · mashup · visual design · copywriting · scriptwriting · improvisation · variation
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- transparencyState of being see-through
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
misinformation · deepfakes · consent · attribution · copyright · intellectual property · authenticity · provenance · watermarking · detection
- AIAI, machine learning, deep learning, algorithm, chatbot
- AI toolsAI, machine learning, neural networks, chatbots, virtual assistants
- creation wordscreation, production, creativity, genesis, inception
- artificial lifeself-replication, emergence, genotype, phenotype, mutation
artificial, generation, intelligence, generate, generator, engender, generated, regenerate, regeneration