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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.

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.

ai 3 American  
[ah-ee] / ˈɑ i /

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 4 American  
[ahy] / aɪ /

interjection

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

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

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

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New model releases or AI capabilities could further rattle the sector.

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Canva made its first significant AI acquisition in 2021, buying privately owned Kaleido and its ability to instantly remove the background from images.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Avid Technology, the editing software company, is the latest entertainment industry player to introduce AI into its toolbox.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

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Heck, an AI app might have a suggestion.

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