Text generation is where an AI tool produces written content in a way that imitates human language, style and patterns.
Here is an example from Chat GPT:
In hallowed halls where knowledge gleams,
I wander through my student dreams.
Each lecture a quest, each book a guide,
In search of truths that world's wide.
- Prompt: Poem about being a university student
OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT (July 2 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/
Some examples of text generation tools include:
Image generation is where an AI tool creates new images based on word prompts from the user.
Here is an example from Canva:
- Prompt: Librarian riding a unicorn
Canva. (2024). Canva AI Image Generator (July 2 version) [Text-to-image]. https://www.canva.com/ai-image-generator/
Some examples of image generation tools include:
Sound generation is where an AI tool creates musical sequences, text to voice and audio segments based on word prompts from the user or selected theme/genres.
Here is an example from Murf.ai:
- Prompt: an Australian woman reading a poem about being a university student.
Murf.AI. (2024). Murf.AI (July 2 version) [Text to sound]. https://murf.ai/
Some examples of sound generation tools include:
Video generation is where an AI tool generates short videos based on word prompts from users.
Here is an example from Runway:
- Prompt: Impressionist unicorn studying for exams
Runway (2024). Gen-1 Runway (July 2 version) [Text to video]. https://research.runwayml.com/gen1
Some examples of video generation tools include:
Coding generation is where an AI tool creates new code in a specified language (e.g. Python, Java, HTML) based on word prompts from the user.
Here is an example from ChatGPT :
- Prompt: write html for a rainbow
OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT (July 2 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/
Some examples of coding generation tools include: