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tech futures.Introduction to AI

Lesson 2: Different Types of AI

Overview

Generative AI can create a wide range of content. The image below shows the most common forms of content that we can generate using AI: text, images, audio, video and code. These forms are also known as AI modes. For example, text-mode AI involves generating text, such as stories and poems, while image-mode AI involves generating images, such as photo-like images.

Overview of the common modes of AI, generated with ChatGPT

Some examples of what each mode of AI can generate include:

ModeExamples
TextLetters and poems
ImagesCartoon characters and logos
VideosShort video clips and animations
AudioSongs and voice overs
CodePrograms written in coding languages, like Python and JavaScript

In this lesson you will about how these different AI modes work and how they are used in entertainment, sport, health and business.