In plain English
Predictive AI returns a label or a number, and you can check it against the truth. Generative AI creates new text, code or images, and needs rubrics and review. Each fails in its own way. Many products use both. Use a simple tool when it works.
- Predictive AI
- AI that returns a label or a number.
- Generative AI
- AI that creates new content.
- Classification
- Choosing a label from a fixed set.
Picture it
Two kinds of AI output
Predictive
- Returns a label or a number
- One right answer is usually known
- Scored with a simple metric
- Example: will this loan default?
Generative