artificial intelligence
noun
1
: the capability of computer systems or algorithms to imitate intelligent human behavior
A Monmouth University poll released last week found that only 9 percent of Americans believed that computers with artificial intelligence would do more good than harm to society.—
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also, plural artificial intelligences
: a computer, computer system, or set of algorithms having this capability
Someday, our artificial intelligences will be capable enough to pass for human. —Benjamin C. Kinney
see also generative artificial intelligence
Benjamin C. Kinney 2
: a branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behavior in computers
researchers working in artificial intelligence
Examples of artificial intelligence in a Sentence
a robot with artificial intelligence
Recent Examples on the Web
Key stumbling blocks in the Canadian labor talks are securing fair compensation for writers, protections against evolving artificial intelligence technologies on live action and animation projects, and minimum writers room staffing on domestic TV series.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
By Sanya Mansoor April 24, 2024 4:27 PM EDT
Two top artificial intelligence experts—one an optimist and the other more alarmist about the technology’s future—engaged in a spirited debate at the TIME100 Summit on Wednesday.
—Sanya Mansoor, TIME, 24 Apr. 2024
The company announced plans for a new $800 million data center in January, and is also developing its own chips for artificial intelligence services.
—Kurt Wagner, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Six years ago, the Silicon Valley giant signed a small, $9 million contract to put the skills of a few of its most innovative developers to the task of building an artificial intelligence tool that would help the military detect potential targets on the battlefield using drone footage.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
The consequences are profound—including the routine invasion of privacy, corporate control of information to thwart competition, and the erosion of common notions of truth and reality—and will only become more so with new tools such as artificial intelligence.
—Tom Wheeler, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
With the use of artificial intelligence on the rise, many Gen Zers see manual labor as less vulnerable to the emerging technology than white-collar alternatives.
—Windsor Johnston, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024
When Apple brings artificial intelligence to iOS 18, the processing for the AI will reportedly happen directly on the iPhone itself, without connecting to a cloud service.
—Emily Price, PCMAG, 21 Apr. 2024
Among that latter group was a subcamp: people who thought the leak—or parts of it, at least—were the product of artificial intelligence.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 19 Apr. 2024
Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
By Sanya Mansoor April 24, 2024 4:27 PM EDT
Two top artificial intelligence experts—one an optimist and the other more alarmist about the technology’s future—engaged in a spirited debate at the TIME100 Summit on Wednesday.
—Sanya Mansoor, TIME, 24 Apr. 2024
The company announced plans for a new $800 million data center in January, and is also developing its own chips for artificial intelligence services.
—Kurt Wagner, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Six years ago, the Silicon Valley giant signed a small, $9 million contract to put the skills of a few of its most innovative developers to the task of building an artificial intelligence tool that would help the military detect potential targets on the battlefield using drone footage.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
The consequences are profound—including the routine invasion of privacy, corporate control of information to thwart competition, and the erosion of common notions of truth and reality—and will only become more so with new tools such as artificial intelligence.
—Tom Wheeler, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
With the use of artificial intelligence on the rise, many Gen Zers see manual labor as less vulnerable to the emerging technology than white-collar alternatives.
—Windsor Johnston, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024
When Apple brings artificial intelligence to iOS 18, the processing for the AI will reportedly happen directly on the iPhone itself, without connecting to a cloud service.
—Emily Price, PCMAG, 21 Apr. 2024
Among that latter group was a subcamp: people who thought the leak—or parts of it, at least—were the product of artificial intelligence.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 19 Apr. 2024
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