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Generative AI
Written by Minh Khang
What is Generative AI?
Generative AI is the kind of AI that makes new content, such as text, images, voices or video, from a short description.
ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude write text; tools that draw, speak or edit video belong to the same family. What they make looks real but is not necessarily right, so a person should read it before it is used.
Generative AI in a shop
Ten product descriptions in a minute, or a model wearing your shop's jacket without a photo shoot.
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