This document provides an overview of generative adversarial networks (GANs). It explains that GANs were introduced in 2014 and consist of two neural networks, a generator and discriminator, that compete against each other. The generator produces synthetic data to fool the discriminator, while the discriminator learns to distinguish real from synthetic data. As they train, the generator improves at mimicking real data distribution. The document outlines GAN training procedures and provides examples of GAN applications, including image generation, text-to-image synthesis, and face aging.