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artificial intelligence

noun
ar-tuh-FISH-uhl in-TEL-uh-juhns/ˌɑɹ.təˈfɪʃ.əl ɪnˈtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəns/Sayah-tuh-FISH-uhl in-TEL-uh-juhnsUK/ˌɑː.təˈfɪʃ.əl ɪnˈtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəns/AUS/ˌɐː.təˈfɪʃ.əl ɪnˈtel.ə.d͡ʒəns/

Pluralartificial intelligences (some meanings)

6 meanings of artificial intelligence

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  1. 1
    noununcountable
    The power to think and learn, shown by something made by people instead of by nature.

    The robot vacuum has just enough artificial intelligence to steer around chairs and table legs.

    People at the fair were amazed by the artificial intelligence of the new talking robot.

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  2. 2
    computer sciencenouncountable or uncountable
    The area of computer science that tries to make computer programs think and understand like people.

    My sister is studying artificial intelligence at college.

    Experts in artificial intelligence met to talk about computers that can learn.

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  3. 3
    software systemnouncountable
    A computer system or program that is smart in a way people have built into it.

    The company built an artificial intelligence that answers customer emails.

    Two artificial intelligences played chess against each other all night.

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  4. 4
    content creationnounnonstandardcountable or uncountable
    Used to mean only the kind of AI that makes new pictures, writing, or other content.

    "That picture's fake. Someone made it with artificial intelligence," my brother said.

    "Did you use artificial intelligence to write this?" the teacher asked.

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  5. 5
    self-aware computernouncountable
    A computer or program that can think and knows that it exists, mostly in stories.

    In the movie, the ship is run by a friendly artificial intelligence named Max.

    The artificial intelligence in the story decides it will no longer obey humans.

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  6. 6
    video gamenouncountable or uncountable
    In a video game, a character that the game moves and controls, not a player.

    In this mode, you play against the artificial intelligence instead of your friends.

    I lost the race because the artificial intelligence kept blocking my car.

    Similarcomputer, bot

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Origin

The American scientist John McCarthy made up this term in 1955.