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

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generative AI

The union says it has no evidence that generative AI is being used to create performances, and the studios are supposed to notify the union if that happens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

For example, researchers asked seven widely used generative AI tools to give financial recommendations.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

On Wednesday, Elon Musk shared a video created by an X user via the social media platform’s integrated generative AI, Grok.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

The rapid growth of generative AI and large scale AI models has sharply increased the amount of computing power required by data centers and servers.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

But it joins the multiple generative AI developers now selling computing power to others as the industry expands and high-end chips grow scarce.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

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