AI

¹

or A.I.

[ ey-ahy ]

noun

1. artificial intelligence:
   1. the ability of a computer, robot, programmed device, or software application to perform operations and tasks analogous to human learning and decision making, such as recognizing speech and answering questions:

      The researchers used AI to detect patterns in patients' health data.

   2. a computer, robot, programmed device, or software application able to perform operations and tasks analogous to human learning and decision making, such as recognizing speech and answering questions:

      Help train an AI in London that needs your help in understanding the world.

   3. the branch of computer science involved with the design of computers, robots, programmed devices, and software applications able to perform operations and tasks analogous to human learning and decision making:

      Many of our students have gone on to produce important, high-profile research in AI.

adjective

1. relating to or produced with the aid of a computer, robot, programmed device, or software application able to perform operations and tasks analogous to human learning and decision making:

   Growing demand for AI engineers requires more training programs.

   Fully integrating AI output into our work poses numerous challenges, despite the labor it promises to eventually save.

ai

²

[ ah-ee ]

noun

, plural a·is [ah, -eez].

1. a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.

AI

³

or A.I.

abbreviation for

1. Amnesty International ( def ).
2. army intelligence ( def ).
3. artificial insemination ( def ).

ai

⁴

[ ahy ]

interjection

1. (used as an utterance of pity, pain, anguish, etc.)

ai

¹

/ ˈɑːɪ /

noun

1. the three-toed sloth See sloth

AI

²

abbreviation for

1. artificial insemination
2. artificial intelligence

ai

³

the internet domain name for

1. Anguilla

AI

1. Abbreviation of artificial insemination
2. Abbreviation of artificial intelligence

Word History and Origins

Origin of AI¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Origin of AI²

First recorded in 1685–95; from Portuguese aí, from Tupi a'í, probably of imitative origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of AI¹

C17: from Portuguese, from Tupi

Example Sentences

With the help of tagged animals and a second AI algorithm, the scientists can now automatically locate carcasses across vast landscapes.

From Science Daily

As our collective nervousness over AI grows each day, “The Wild Robot” emerges from the woods with a completely different take on a man-made being with the ability to learn.

From Los Angeles Times

Training data sets and AI models are both composed of matrices, or grids of numbers that are used to store data.

From Science Daily

However, continuously running these AI models is costly, creating a financial barrier to widespread use, say the investigators.

From Science Daily

While some advocates wish nuclear revitalization wasn’t being driven by energy-hungry AI technology, the excitement around nuclear power is more palpable than it has been in a generation, they say.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• robotics