Predictive text is designed to complete or suggest words, Generative AI goes further, using its understanding of patterns and data to create new, original content based on prompts.
Word Prediction
Predictive text looks at the previous words typed to suggest the next word. It uses probability based on vast amounts of data from real conversations or text, so common phrases like “How are you…” might auto-complete with “doing today?”
Learning Patterns
It adapts to individual user patterns, like your common phrases or slang. If you often type “web development” or “AI,” it might start suggesting these terms more readily.
NLP Models
Behind the scenes, it’s powered by Natural Language Processing (NLP), which helps the program understand context. NLP models learn patterns and language rules through massive data inputs, which they then use to predict probable word sequences.