At its core, a traditional AI model is simple: input goes in, patterns learned from data are applied, and an output comes out for one specific task. Generative AI keeps the same shape but changes the pieces. The input becomes a prompt—instruction plus context—and the large language model behind it can handle a wide range of tasks rather than just one.

In this video, you'll learn to ask the questions that make you an informed user: Does the model know this domain? Has the world changed since it was trained? How much can it hold in its context window? And is this task easy or hard for it?