Generative AI
AI that creates new content, text, images, audio, code, or video, by sampling learned patterns rather than retrieving existing content. The most variable capability; as of 2026, video generation is a mainstream production capability, not an experiment.
Defined in 3 GAGE programs, which carry 3 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in Business AI Transformation.
How each discipline defines it
The same term does different work depending on who is using it. These are the definitions as each program teaches them, unedited.
The broader term for any AI system that produces new content, such as text, images, audio, code, or video, based on patterns learned from training data. Large language models are one specific type of generative AI, built for text and language generation specifically.
AI that creates new content, text, images, audio, code, or video, by sampling learned patterns rather than retrieving existing content. The most variable capability; as of 2026, video generation is a mainstream production capability, not an experiment.
AI that creates new content (text, images, code, audio, video) based on patterns learned during training.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first 7 topics of every program are free with a free account.
- What is AI? Definitions, History, and Types · AI Fundamentals, AI Literacy & Professional Conduct
- The AI Technology Stack Decoded · AI Literacy for Decision Makers, Business AI Transformation
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.