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

ais 

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

1. Amnesty International.

2. army intelligence.

3. artificial insemination.

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

1. Anguilla

AI

³

abbreviation

1. artificial insemination

2. artificial intelligence

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

This included the small Caribbean island of Anguilla, which landed the address .ai.

From BBC

“Short replies that are insufficient, more obnoxious ai stylized talking, less ‘personality’ … and we don’t have the option to just use other models.”

From Los Angeles Times

The British territory collects a fee from every registration for internet addresses that end in “.ai,” which happens to be the domain name assigned to the island, like “.fr” for France and “.jp” for Japan.

From New York Times

"For those who want .ai suffixes, I'm seeing sales in the low five-figures, and sometimes in the six figures," he says.

From BBC

"I feel sad, I miss an ai," one user posted.

From Salon

Related Words

• robotics