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.

—Shira Ovide

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

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

With a potential strike of 60,000 people in the crew members’ union keeping the industry on edge, not to mention the existential threat of artificial intelligence to creative jobs, the uncertainty has driven a growing number of film and TV workers to seek stability elsewhere. —Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024

Much of those returns have been driven by the mega-cap Magnificent Seven stocks, which have seen explosive growth as investors pour cash into the burgeoning artificial intelligence boom. —Krystal Hur, CNN, 21 June 2024

In particular, forecasters are now testing a new set of tools built on machine learning, an artificial intelligence technique that trains computers to detect patterns without explicitly programming them. —Umair Irfan, Vox, 21 June 2024

His company has so far set up three AI data centers powered by Ascend chips in China, helping local firms develop and host artificial intelligence services. —Amanda Gerut, Fortune Asia, 21 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

artificial intelligence

noun

: the power of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior