The next phase of AI is generative

In it's next act, AI will transform from an augmentative technology to a more direct generator of products and data, according to Gartner's 2021 Hype Cycle. Enterprises have long sought AI for its ability to supercharge a workforce, picking up slack through automated tasks and a cost-effective option for repetitive labor, compared to humans. The next act in enterprise AI sees the technology becoming a standalone maker. The technology generates synthetic data to train its own models or identify groundbreaking products as solutions mature and adoption widens, as showcased in Gartner's Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies 2021 report, published Monday. Called "Generative AI,", the technology is set to reach the plateau of productivity in the next two to five years.