Generative AI: AI that creates new content — text, code, images or audio — based on patterns it learned from large amounts of data.
Example
A tool that drafts an email or suggests code from a short description uses generative AI.
Why Generative AI matters for IT interns
Many companies use these tools at work. Always check your company’s rules before pasting code or data into one.
Where you will hear it
You will hear this term in data, analytics, and AI work, and increasingly in general software teams too. If someone uses it and you are not sure what they mean in your project, it is completely fine to ask; every team uses terms a little differently.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Generative AI?
AI that creates new content — text, code, images or audio — based on patterns it learned from large amounts of data.
What is an example of Generative AI?
A tool that drafts an email or suggests code from a short description uses generative AI.
Why does Generative AI matter for IT interns?
Many companies use these tools at work. Always check your company’s rules before pasting code or data into one.
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Dhaivat has 16+ years of experience in the IT industry, working on AI and cloud technologies, project delivery, and engineering leadership. He has interviewed and mentored many interns, wrote The Lost Intern, and runs the non-commercial Career Impact Initiative, mentoring students for free.