Understanding AI and generative AI

At its core, AI is about creating machines that can think or act intelligently in ways that traditionally require human intelligence. This can span a broad range of activities, from basic tasks such as sorting data to more complex ones such as driving a car or playing a game of chess.

Generative AI, on the other hand, is a subset of AI that is specifically focused on the creation of content. It’s about designing algorithms that can generate new data or content that wasn’t in the original training set. For instance, generative AI can be used to produce entirely new images, music, or even text that wasn’t explicitly programmed into it. It’s "generative" because it creates something new, often leveraging techniques from machine learning models such as generative adversarial networks (GANs).

In essence, AI is the broader concept of machines being able to carry out tasks smartly, while generative AI is more specialized...