AIGC
Artificial intelligence generated content
Example
Did you see that fantasy art I posted last night?
Yeah, it looked amazing! You make that yourself?
Nah, it was AIGC. I used Midjourney to generate it from a text prompt
Wild. I’ve been using AIGC to draft blog posts lately. Cuts my writing time in half
Same here! It’s like having a creative assistant on standby 24/7
How well do you know your Fantasy Football slang?
AIGC is text, image, video, audio, or other creative output produced by AI tools instead of manually created by humans. It is widely used in industries like marketing, gaming, publishing, and software development, where users enter prompts into AI tools to help speed up workflows and inspire new ideas (to the chagrin of some critics). People may also refer to AIGC as GenAI.
Origin of AIGC
The exact origin of the "AIGC" term is unclear, but it is a variation of the UGC and HGC acronyms, which refer to content generated by humans instead of algorithms trained on massive datasets. The term gained traction in the early 2020s during the rapid rise of tools like ChatGPT (CGPT), Midjourney, and DALL·E, and quickly became a buzzword in tech and creative circles.
AIGC is prevalent in various contexts as people use AI to write emails, generate art, compose music, and even produce virtual influencers (but not Slang.net entries, of course). While AIGC is embraced by many, some critics point out the dangers of adopting technology that mimics and replaces humans.