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What is temperature in generative AI?

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The user wants to understand Temperature in the context of Generative AI and apply it to practical AI governance or compliance work.

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Temperature is a model-generation parameter that controls the randomness of an AI system’s output. Lower values tend to produce more focused and deterministic responses, while higher values increase variety, creativity, and the risk of less coherent or less reliable output.

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