Generative AI - From Imagination to Reality

Generative AIs are artificial intelligences that are designed to analyze text, images, video and other content formatted for human consumption, and use this data to create additional content that people can read, view, or listen to. ChatGPT from OpenAI is among the most famous examples of a generative AI – the G in GPT stands for “generative.” Generative AIs can accept a wide variety of natural language inputs (text, speech, even gesture), process those requests, and provide a response in the appropriate format, which could be text, video, or audio. That can include intermodal interactions, turning text to speech, for example. People will increasingly rely on generative AIs to provide information and support.

Generative AIs are typically deep-learning models. Deep learning is a specific type of neural network; neural networks are a specific type of machine learning (ML) that are set up to process information in a manner designed to mimic the way brains function. Generative AIs are almost always trained extensively on existing data (research papers, image libraries, music catalogs, fiction, etc.). Generative AIs can also be instructed to generate new content that previously did not exist – a novel, a movie script, an image, even video.

Some of the most common use cases for generative AIs are:

  • Personal Assistants
  • Voice Assistants – (Alexa enhancements for smart homes)
  • Changing appearance on screens (vision related)

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Personal Assistants

Personal assistants are designed to respond to queries. Queries can be fairly simple requests to provide a single data point (“where is the nearest gas station?”), but they can also require research on complex subjects, with the requested result to be a report complete with high-level analysis (“provide a synopsis of ‘Gravity’s Rainbow’ and explain the major themes of the book”). Personal assistants of this nature can be installed on potentially any computer-based system; chat assistants (e.g. ChatGPT) and similar are now widely accessible through computers, laptops, and smartphones.

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Voice Assistants

Voice assistants are a specific type of personal assistant in that the input is always spoken language. There are any number of well-known examples, among them Alexa (Amazon) and Siri (Apple). The first voice assistants were based on less sophisticated AIs and were capable of responding only to simpler requests (“play ‘Hotel California’ on Spotify”), but they are obvious candidates for generative AI. Voice assistants tend to be bundled into systems where hands-free operation is likely to be preferred. Originally voice assistants were built into smart speakers, but voice assistants are appropriate in other environments, including passenger vehicles, for example.

AI Voice Assistant

Modifying Appearance on Screens

AI revolutionizes the way appearances are altered on screens through advanced algorithms that analyze, interpret, and manipulate visual data in real-time. From enhancing facial features to applying virtual makeup or altering backgrounds seamlessly, AI-powered software utilizes deep learning techniques to understand and modify digital content with unprecedented precision. By harnessing machine learning models trained on vast datasets, these technologies can intelligently adapt to diverse scenarios, ensuring natural-looking transformations and immersive experiences for users across various applications, including video conferencing, gaming, and virtual reality. A prime example of this is the Kontron x86 AMD Industrial Platform that was demonstrated on Avnet Silica's booth at Embedded World 2024. 

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Evolution of Generative AI (MM)

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The Evolution of Generative AI

Generative AI is not new. It has, however, recently taken an enormous leap in what it can do, inspiring no little amazement, as well as a bit of alarm.

A popular candidate as the first generative AI is the first chatbot, ELIZA, introduced in the 1960s, which was trained to respond like a psychologist. The subsequent history of AI research was marked by AI “winters” alternating with periods of resurgence typically coincident with some applicable technological advance, such as the introduction of microprocessors or the formulation of AI techniques such as back-propagation.

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