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About Generative AI
Overview
This guide is intended to help you become a skilled user of Generative AI (Gen AI) tools. Gen AI is an emerging technology, with many tools and updates rapidly being released. This guide will provide information and resources to help you evaluate and use Gen AI tools.
What is Generative AI?
Before defining Gen AI, let's start with Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is an umbrella term referring to technology that helps machines and computers simulate human intelligence (IBM, n.d.). Generative AI is a form of artificial intelligence (AI) that, based on its training data and statistical probability, can generate new content such as text, images, audio, or video (Feuerriegel et al., 2024; IBM, n.d.). Generative AI has emerged from machine learning, a branch of AI that deals with using algorithms to analyze and find patterns in data (datascience@berkley, 2022).
Large Language Models
Large Language Models (LLMs) are a form of Gen AI built on neural networks, trained on huge collections of text, and capable of generating text using statistical probability.
Below are resources offering detailed insights into the history of AI and the workings of Generative AI, including LLMs.
Explaining Generative AI
Helpful Reading
- A Brief History of Artificial IntelligenceA chapter from AI for Social Good by Rahul Dohdia that summarizes key figures and events in the history of AI.
- AI Explained: A Non-Technical GuideA chapter from AI for Social Good by Rahul Dohdia that offers an easy-to-read description of AI.
- Large language models, explained with a minimum of math and jargonA gentle primer on the inner workings of LLMs.
- What Is Generative AI?In this report, Kyle Stratis, lead machine learning engineer at Vizit Labs, provides the knowledge and insights you need to navigate generative AI. Whether you're a business leader looking to harness generative AI, a developer who wants to know how it could impact your craft, or a hobbyist eager to tinker with it, you'll understand the history, applications, benefits, and potential pitfalls of this cutting-edge technology.
Introduction to Generative AI by
Introduction to Generative AI guides you through benefits, risks, and limitations of Generative AI technology. You’ll discover how AI models learn and think, explore best practices for creating text and graphics, and consider the impact of AI on society, the economy, and the law. Along the way, you’ll practice strategies for getting accurate responses and even understand how to handle misuse and security threats.
ISBN: 1638354340Publication Date: 2024-03-05
Video Resources
How Does ChatGPT Work?
Cal Newport, computer science professor at Georgetown, explains how ChatGPT works.
The Rise of Generative AI for Business
An informative video from IBM giving the history of AI and explanation of Gen AI.
AI Books at Vanderbilt University Libraries
Generative AI Tools by Category
Below is a list of Gen AI tools for your information and is not an endorsement of any of these tools. Note that some of the services provided may be subscription-based.
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Text generation Code generation |
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Sound generation (music, speech) |
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Video generation and editing |
