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  AI

  noun

  artificial intelligence:
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  ai

  noun

  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

¹ American  

[ey-ahy] / ˈeɪˈaɪ /

Or A.I.

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.

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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 American  

Or A.I.

abbreviation

1. Amnesty International.

2. army intelligence.

3. artificial insemination.

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ai ³ American  

[ah-ee] / ˈɑ i /

noun

ais plural

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.

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ai ⁴ American  

[ahy] / aɪ /

interjection

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

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ai ¹ British  

/ ˈɑːɪ /

noun

1. the three-toed sloth See sloth

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ai ² British  

abbreviation

1. Anguilla

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AI ³ British  

abbreviation

1. artificial insemination

2. artificial intelligence

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AI Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of artificial insemination

2. Abbreviation of artificial intelligence

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Etymology

Origin of AI¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Origin of ai³

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

Example Sentences

“Just three years after ChatGPT was launched, 50% of Americans say they use generative AI, and the value creation is off the charts,” Doerr says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The AI framework uses foundation-model-based deep learning algorithms to analyze massive whole-body imaging datasets.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

“As agentic AI evolves, the need to secure those autonomous agents becomes increasingly mission-critical,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

We advocate staying invested to benefit from rising earnings while diversifying across the AI value chain to mitigate company-specific risks.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

At a game like this, a gifted human player could always triumph over the game’s AI, because software couldn’t improvise.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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