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

The video quickly sparked AI speculation on social media.

From Los Angeles Times

Changes could involve optimising design trade-offs or driver operations using AI tools for predictive modelling.

From Science Daily

“We shoot proper elements and then recombine them with VFX, but AI is a different beast, so at first I was like, ‘That’s the end of everything,’” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

The former Lib Dem leader also highlighted the benefits of generative AI, mocking the idea the technology would "turn us all into paperclips by next Tuesday".

From BBC

And now gen AI is becoming part of the shopping process, with an increasing number of people using it for inspiration for Christmas presents this season.

From BBC

Related Words

• robotics