ai

[ ah-ee ]

/ ˈɑ i /

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noun, plural a·is

[ah-eez]. /ˈɑ iz/.

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.

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Origin of ai

1685–95; <Portuguese <Tupi

Words nearby ai

ahuru, Ahuzzath, Ahvenanmaa, Ahwaz, Ah, Wilderness!, ai, A.I.A., AIAW, A.I.C., AICC, AIChE

Other definitions for ai (2 of 3)

ai²

[ ahy ]

/ aɪ /

interjection

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

Other definitions for ai (3 of 3)

or A.I.

Amnesty International.

army intelligence.

artificial insemination.

artificial intelligence.

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How to use ai in a sentence

Nonetheless, researchers believe that the techniques used to create GPT-3 could contain the secret to more advanced AI.
These weird, unsettling photos show that AI is getting smarter|Karen Hao|September 25, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The explosive successes of AI in the last decade or so are typically chalked up to lots of data and lots of computing power.
Facebook wants to make AI better by asking people to break it|Will Heaven|September 24, 2020|MIT Technology Review
If an AI detects cancer in an image, you can zoom in to the area that the model looks at when it makes the prediction.
We’re not ready for AI, says the winner of a new $1m AI prize|Will Heaven|September 23, 2020|MIT Technology Review
In other words, his AI can touch up images of bad neighborhoods so that they look like good ones.
AI planners in Minecraft could help machines design better cities|Will Heaven|September 22, 2020|MIT Technology Review

It is building an AI that reads every page on the entire public web, in multiple languages, and extracts as many facts from those pages as it can.
This know-it-all AI learns by reading the entire web nonstop|Will Heaven|September 4, 2020|MIT Technology Review
That ride or die act we have been fooling the world with obviously ain't working.
The Chris Brown vs. Drake Feud Continues: Brown Claims Ex GF Karrueche Tran Cheated with Drizzy|Marlow Stern|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So why did they shut down an online shop selling t-shirts in support of Ai Weiwei?
Alibaba’s Dark Side: Censoring Customers|Brendon Hong|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go," Springsteen sings before launching into the "Born in the U.S.A." chorus in repetition.
Are Politicians Too Dumb to Understand the Lyrics to ‘Born in the USA’?|Parker Molloy|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Across China, there are red banners printed with white fonts that say ai guo—love your country, be patriotic.
Chinese Tourists Are Taking Hong Kong Protest Selfies|Brendon Hong|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Chinese government detained Ai, an outspoken critic, for 81 days in 2011 on charges of tax evasion.
Ai Weiwei Escapes to Alcatraz|Emily Wilson|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I don't care, it ain't nice, and I wonder aunt brought us to such a place.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
I don't want ter see ennybody put upon, nor noways sufferin', ef so be's I kin help; but thet ain't ennythin' stronary, ez I know.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
"I supposed you 'adn't, as 'e ain't 'ere, with yer ma," replied the young person.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
I ain't a gwine ter back daown naow; but I dew jest wish Jeff Hyer wuz along.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
They ain't noways dumb to each other, I notice; an' we air dumb aourselves when we air ketched with furriners.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for ai (1 of 3)

ai¹

/ (ˈɑːɪ) /

noun plural ais

the three-toed slothSee sloth (def. 1)

Word Origin for ai

C17: from Portuguese, from Tupi

British Dictionary definitions for ai (2 of 3)

ai²

the internet domain name for

Anguilla

British Dictionary definitions for ai (3 of 3)

abbreviation for

artificial insemination

artificial intelligence

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Scientific definitions for ai

Abbreviation of artificial insemination

Abbreviation of artificial intelligence