Generative design is a form finding process which starts with design goals (fitness) and then explores innumerable possible permutations of a solution to find the best option.
Generative design, also known as topology optimization, is a process that determines the most efficient shape based on defined material, constraints and stresses. It takes modeling from computer-aided to computer-driven with resulting forms that look very much like nature.
...Augmentation is not the same as automation: Where automation promises to free us from inhumane tasks, augmentation aims at strengthening our capabilities. It is the notion of raising the collective human potential, not replacing it.