OpenAI’s flagship artificial intelligence chatbot — along with the best ChatGPT alternatives like Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot and Anthropic’s Claude — are all examples of generative AI models.
Using generative AI technology has become an integral part of many people’s personal and professional lives. But what does generative AI (often abbreviated to GenAI) actually mean, what distinguishes it from other types of artificial intelligence, and how does it work? You can find answers to all those questions below — assuming you haven’t already asked ChatGPT, of course.
