Generative AI (GAI) is a type of artificial intelligence that can generate text, images, videos, and other content in response to a user prompt, based on its training data.
This guide focuses on text-based AI generators. For information on image and video AI generators, see the Machines and Society guide.
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AI is complicated to define. Vannevar Bush in 1945 defined it as “A system which amplifies people’s own knowledge and understanding.” You can read more on the definition of (AI) in this IBM article. ML is a subset of AI “Machine learning is the science of getting computers to act without being explicitly programmed.” – Andrew Ng
DL is a subset of machine learning. It drives many artificial intelligence (AI) applications. This article explains the difference of AI, ML, and DL. |
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