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Generative AI

Definition

A broad class of Artificial Intelligence systems that are capable of creating brand new, original content (text, images, audio, video) based on the patterns they learned from their training data.

Explain Like I'm New

Traditional AI analyzes things (e.g., 'Is this an image of a dog?'). Generative AI creates things (e.g., 'Draw me a brand new picture of a dog playing poker in space').

Real World Example

ChatGPT generating an essay, Midjourney generating a digital painting, or Suno generating a pop song.

Common Use Cases

  • •Content creation
  • •Creative arts
  • •Code generation

Interview Questions

basic

  • Is a spam filter considered Generative AI?

intermediate

  • Why did Generative AI suddenly explode in popularity around 2022?

Flash Cards

Question

Is spam filter GenAI?

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Answer

No. A spam filter is an 'Analytical' or 'Discriminative' AI. It categorizes existing data. It does not create new data.

Question

Why 2022?

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Answer

Breakthroughs in computing power and architecture (specifically Transformers and Diffusion models) finally allowed models to scale to a size where the generated content crossed the 'uncanny valley' and became virtually indistinguishable from human-created content.