AI Glossary

AI Termcirca 2019· Added Aug 16, 2026

Video Generation

The use of artificial intelligence to create videos from scratch or modify existing ones.

Video generation involves using machine learning models to generate videos from text prompts, images, or other data sources. This technology has various applications, including advertising, education, and entertainment. The process typically involves training a model on a large dataset of videos and then fine-tuning it to generate new videos based on the input data.

Examples

  • Generating explainer videos for a product
  • Creating personalized video advertisements

Common misconceptions

  • Thinking that video generation is only used for entertainment purposes
  • Believing that video generation requires extensive video production experience

Also known as: ai-video-creation, video-synthesis

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