![[Feature Image] Two learners study types of generative models and generative adversarial networks as part of their coursework.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1e0ULooYrpajFit5HOpK3I/9a57c035dab62ae6704c74ea56807e54/GettyImages-1425190027.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Types of Generative Models
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) models understand patterns and generate new text, images, videos, code, and more based on the patterns learned by studying training data. Explore different types of generative models and their applications.
April 25, 2025
文章

![[Featured Image] A person sits at a desk and works on their laptop using generative AI to create content for their website.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7yiPgoWB1FzwsBl34YJLN9/d90eff87ebb9f53905a1c8f095be9a8c/GettyImages-1513343950.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image: A statistician working at a desk while wearing headphones, using statistical methods to organize data.]](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1YxP6X4hSQsqvNklduMsQZ/c0eb66da77a49048f9689ddc194a0708/GettyImages-1406965496.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)



![[Featured Image] A college student uses room-scale VR as part of their immersive lesson during online study.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7kEPr1IeIOsUCYy9FHRr1g/5627d72ea26daa2c2b11b37841b40e36/GettyImages-1322226152.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A learner sees how to humanize AI content while fact-checking AI-generated content on their laptop.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5PCe9DtoE05o5XWTPhKemd/d4dd65b7090920ac3da1c866520dd9b9/GettyImages-1438185782.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Feature Image] A learner explores Claud AI vs. ChatGPT on a desktop computer to assess the strengths of each generative AI model.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/3JUhfpqG4PMSxS2RP38AQa/99133e02568f5d2a1c05825bff2a97c4/GettyImages-1313131469.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A person working in a finance office is tracking data using machine learning programs.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/3Knj08F5KLlhf5sLTgqYjz/7bb812d1ec5f7abf21e78cab2677e431/GettyImages-909541482.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A smiling learner sitting at a desk in their house is reading the results of their ChatGPT prompts for studying to better understand the lesson topics.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6uY5GUdrR9Ba3wDSKBbQT4/402e1400d40112a477724cf4f97a6980/GettyImages-2232386465__1_.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A UX designer sits at a workspace and uses AI to help streamline their processes.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/55DTliD2xX6Te8JGIRmO2h/8525cf8665d12da5048980be14d3f83b/GettyImages-991439850.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Two cybersecurity professionals discuss the implementation of AI in their work.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4EoAACzhlsaf88FKBFu5Na/77e8e4a4eede7e50691c7f17b25988a4/GettyImages-2099147743.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A programmer smiling in a workplace environment, surrounded by computers, while working on AI-generated text and machine learning models.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4WshtlKKE7jAoRlJb3BCpT/0ec263544c0451bd41573bca3de0455c/GettyImages-2191995718.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
