plural ais
: three-toed sloth
A sloth is a slow-moving arboreal (tree-dwelling) mammal and the name ai was given to this creature because of its high-pitched screech.—
Al Perkins
Al PerkinsThree-toed sloth is a common crossword puzzle clue for the word "ai."—Marty Noble
Marty NobleAI
2 of 3abbreviation or noun
variants
or less commonly A.I.
plural AIs also A.I.s
1
: artificial intelligence
the field of AI
AI research
… her lifelike appearance makes her impressive, but even Sophia [a robot] isn't demonstrating true AI. She's not autonomous, and can't make her own decisions.—Brian Wang
Brian Wang2
a
: software designed to imitate aspects of intelligent human behavior
Consumers are already comfortable with the use of AI in many of the technologies we use daily.—Ophir Tanz and Cindy Roark
Ophir Tanz and Cindy RoarkThe immediate danger, he said, was A.I.'s ability to create convincing false photos, videos and audio—showing things that didn't happen or weren't done by the people seen or heard in the generated content.—Adrian Humphreys
Adrian Humphreys
also
: an individual program or set of programs designed in this way
You have the option of facing an AI or another player online to test your skills … —John Bradbury
John Bradbury To tell a picture of a cat from a dog, for example, an AI needs to sift through a huge trove of images. —Sherryn Groch and Tim Biggs
Sherryn Groch and Tim Biggs AIs can learn and mimic certain biases if their training data sets are not diverse enough. —Jeremy Hsu
Jeremy Hsu an AI system
AI chatbots
b
: something (such as a robot) that operates by means of AI software
The Tesla CEO also shared the timeline of the Tesla bot, offering a release window to those interested in having the humanoid AI.—Nica Osorio
Nica Osoriosee also generative AI
1
ad interim
2
airborne intercept
3
air interception
4
artificial insemination
Examples of ai in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebStar-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024
The Sherwin-Williams Color Expert AI app is one of the newest developments, designed to make choosing the right paint color more effortless (especially for those of us who aren’t color experts ourselves).
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2024
Lunar Lake is Intel’s second crack at an AI PC platform.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 4 June 2024
British stocks have lagged U.S. peers, partly because the latter have benefited more from the recent AI boom.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 June 2024
President Joe Biden signed an AI executive order that, among other things, requires AI companies to disclose their development and safety testing plans to the Department of Commerce.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 4 June 2024
Notepad by Tom Warren / A weekly newsletter uncovering the secrets and strategy behind Microsoft’s era-defining bets on AI, gaming, and computing.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 3 June 2024
The natural conclusion was that Microsoft was spying on its AI users, looking for harmful hackers at work.
—Barath Raghavan, IEEE Spectrum, 3 June 2024
Meanwhile, the dystopian sci-fi parable genre is a marked departure for Lopez, as well as the always affable Liu, who plays his first villain, the murderous yet hot AI, Harlan.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 24 May 2024
Abbreviation or noun
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
—Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024
The Sherwin-Williams Color Expert AI app is one of the newest developments, designed to make choosing the right paint color more effortless (especially for those of us who aren’t color experts ourselves).
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2024
Lunar Lake is Intel’s second crack at an AI PC platform.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 4 June 2024
British stocks have lagged U.S. peers, partly because the latter have benefited more from the recent AI boom.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 June 2024
President Joe Biden signed an AI executive order that, among other things, requires AI companies to disclose their development and safety testing plans to the Department of Commerce.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 4 June 2024
Notepad by Tom Warren / A weekly newsletter uncovering the secrets and strategy behind Microsoft’s era-defining bets on AI, gaming, and computing.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 3 June 2024
The natural conclusion was that Microsoft was spying on its AI users, looking for harmful hackers at work.
—Barath Raghavan, IEEE Spectrum, 3 June 2024
Meanwhile, the dystopian sci-fi parable genre is a marked departure for Lopez, as well as the always affable Liu, who plays his first villain, the murderous yet hot AI, Harlan.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 24 May 2024
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“Ai.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ai. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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