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Generative artificial intelligence
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<p>Generative artificial intelligence (Generative AI, GenAI, or GAI) is a subfield of <a href="/facts/Artificial_intelligence/lJGauQwX">artificial intelligence</a> that uses <a href="/facts/Generative_model/JUgExNIP">generative models</a> to produce text, images, videos, or other forms of data. These models <a href="/facts/Machine_learning/e0w0XJTu">learn</a> the underlying patterns and structures of their <a href="/facts/Training_data/V3mMQb2G">training data</a> and use them to produce new data based on the input, which often comes in the form of natural language <a href="/facts/Prompt_(natural_language)/SVE53ytb">prompts</a>. </p><p>Generative AI tools have become more common since an "<a href="/facts/AI_boom/wAPVI1SN">AI boom</a>" in the 2020s. This boom was made possible by improvements in <a href="/facts/Transformer_(machine_learning_model)/cDbjx6a8">transformer</a>-based <a href="/facts/Deep_learning/JLuwD3ea">deep</a> <a href="/facts/Neural_networks/DDhJTfMc">neural networks</a>, particularly <a href="/facts/Large_language_model/WnogWVJY">large language models</a> (LLMs). Major tools include <a href="/facts/Chatbots/kASkMjs7">chatbots</a> such as <a href="/facts/ChatGPT/ptB1y6J5">ChatGPT</a>, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Copilot/yaS3n9jk">Copilot</a>, <a href="/facts/Gemini_(chatbot)/Kwfa4rMW">Gemini</a>, <a href="/facts/Grok_(chatbot)/Uoj5GhX3">Grok</a>, and <a href="/facts/DeepSeek_(chatbot)/0JU2rfPf">DeepSeek</a>; <a href="/facts/Text-to-image/ez6APLzp">text-to-image</a> <a href="/facts/Artificial_intelligence_image_generation/d591uR6T">artificial intelligence image generation</a> systems such as <a href="/facts/Stable_Diffusion/BaXu5Vc8">Stable Diffusion</a>, <a href="/facts/Midjourney/ETtS6Nhm">Midjourney</a>, and <a href="/facts/DALL-E/rkWL8P49">DALL-E</a>; and <a href="/facts/Text-to-video/4w3n3Het">text-to-video</a> AI generators such as <a href="/facts/Sora_(text-to-video_model)/dgTLj2Ix">Sora</a>. Technology companies developing generative AI include <a href="/facts/OpenAI/V7WVK1t4">OpenAI</a>, <a href="/facts/Anthropic/FXX5Mz8r">Anthropic</a>, <a href="/facts/Meta_AI/raPFo7MW">Meta AI</a>, <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a>, <a href="/facts/Google/GT9Sugza">Google</a>, <a href="/facts/DeepSeek/LIccVmhe">DeepSeek</a>, and <a href="/facts/Baidu/VgAx7Pfu">Baidu</a>. </p><p>Generative AI has raised many ethical questions. It can be used for <a href="/facts/Cybercrime/cSyaFF96">cybercrime</a>, or to deceive or manipulate people through <a href="/facts/Fake_news/nuT9xhDT">fake news</a> or <a href="/facts/Deepfake/GnXTv4uq">deepfakes</a>. Even if used ethically, it may lead to <a href="/facts/Technological_unemployment/96aJLKzD">mass replacement of human jobs</a>. The tools themselves have been criticized as violating intellectual property laws, since they are trained on and emulate copyrighted works of art. </p><p>Generative AI is used across many industries. Examples include software development, healthcare, finance, entertainment, customer service, sales and marketing, art, writing, fashion, and product design. </p>