Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

Generative AI tools and Large Language Models (LLMs) support brainstorming, content creation, summarization, and real-time fact-checking. Chatbots are some of the most common GenAI tools or applications. Here is an overview of some of the currently popular chatbots:

• Chat GPT-4o (Open AI) 

• Claude  (Anthropic) - focused on text and data, considered "safer" than others, and puts up more guardrails.

• Copilot (Microsoft) - integrated with Microsoft 365 and the Office applications.

• Perplexity AII - real-time web search and results, contextual citations, and integration of YouTube and Reddit. 

• Gemini - developed by Google. It is integrated with your university Google account and other products - Google Drive and Google Search.

• Copilot - developed by Microsoft. It works alongside Microsoft 365 productivity apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, etc. The following brief videos introduce the basics of Copilot, highlighting how it works, its key features, and ways to use it.

  • Meet Copilot
  • Start using Copilot
  • What you can do with Copilot

Generative AI tools fall into two categories based on how they access data: grounded and non-grounded.

• Non-Grounded Tools: Generate responses based only on their pre-existing training data. They do not access live or external sources.
  • Best for brainstorming, drafting, and simplifying complex ideas.
  • ChatGPT, Claude
• Grounded Tools -web-connected tools; these models supplement their training data with real-time, external sources.
  • Best for fact-checking and analyzing current events.
  • ChatGPT, Perplexity AI, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini 

GenAI can support a wide range of tasks, including:

Image: GenAI Features Mind Map from the UF Business Library