Generative AI: what is it good for?

Generative AI is the technology behind the wave of new online tools used by millions around the world. As the technology is ever more widely deployed, what are its current strengths and its weaknesses? 00:00 - What is generative AI? 00:46 - Breakthroughs and take-up of the technology 02:03 - Strengths 03:32 - Weaknesses Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: How to invest in AI: Find more of our latest coverage on AI: Why large AI models will transform how we live and work: Watch: Chatbots will change how we use the internet: Big tech and the pursuit of AI dominance: It doesn’t take much to make machine-learning algorithms go awry: Don’t fear an AI-induced jobs apocalypse just yet: The race of the AI labs heats up: