# generative model

CEFR C1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/generative-model
Updated: 2026-09-18

## Definition

An AI system that can create new examples, like pictures or sentences, based on what it learned.

For teachers: A class of AI model that learns the underlying distribution of training data in order to generate new, similar data instances.

## Examples

- The researchers developed a generative model for images.
- A generative model can produce realistic synthetic content.

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