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AI & ChatGPT: Elements of Generative AI

Generative AI is a rapidly evolving tool with potential benefits and limitations. Whether in education or beyond, understanding its capabilities and risks allows for more informed use. Institutions and individuals must weigh its practicality against ethic

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Generative AI Formula

What Makes Generative AI So Unique?

Generative AI like ChatGPT and Deepseek are examples of a breakthrough that allows humans to talk to a computer with the ability to compile and synthesize data. In the past, we could only communicate with computer systems like this through lines of code or command line. Here are the elements that create the interface that we now know as Generative AI. 

Natural Language Processing

Natural Language Processing

"Natural Language Processing involves improving AI’s ability to understand the context, emotion, and intent in human communication, resulting in more natural and effective interactions between humans and AI" (Sengar et al.).

Sengar, Sandeep Singh, et al. “Generative Artificial Intelligence: A Systematic Review and Applications.” Multimedia Tools and Applications, vol. 84, no. 21, Aug. 2024, pp. 23661–700, doi:10.1007/s11042-024-20016-1.
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