# 01 - Introduction to Generative AI: From GANs to Large Language Models

Discover the evolution: from GANs to diffusion models to LLMs. What is generative AI? Types of models. Use cases: content creation, code generation, customer support, design. Trend: ChatGPT +100M users in 60 days. Decision framework: when it makes sense, when it doesn\

## What you'll learn

- The definition of generative AI and how it differs from traditional AI
- The historical evolution: from GANs to Diffusion Models to Large Language Models
- The main proprietary and open source models available today
- Concrete use cases and the business value of generative AI
- When it makes sense to use generative AI and when it doesn't

*This article is part of the **Generative AI** series on federicocalo.dev.*

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## Read the full article

The complete article (13 min read) with code examples, diagrams, and practical exercises is available here:

**➡️ [01 - Introduction to Generative AI: From GANs to Large Language Models](https://federicocalo.dev/en/blog/generative-ai-introduction-gan-llm)**

`https://federicocalo.dev/en/blog/generative-ai-introduction-gan-llm`

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*By [Federico Calò](https://federicocalo.dev) — Software Developer & Technical Writer*