artificial intelligence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌaːʳ.ʈiˈfɪʃ.al ɪnˈʈɛl.i.d͡ʒens/ (India)
- /ˌɑː.təˈfɪʃ.əl ɪnˈtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- är′tə-fĭsh′əl ĭn-tĕl′ə-jəns
- /ˌɐː.təˈfɪʃ.əl ɪnˈtel.ə.d͡ʒəns/ (Australia)
- /ˌɑɹ.təˈfɪʃ.əl ɪnˈtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəns/ (Canada, General-American)
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- /ˌaɹ.təˈfɪʃ.əl ɪnˈtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəns/ (Scotland)
- /ˌɐː.təˈfəʃ.əl ənˈtel.ə.d͡ʒəns/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
Coined by American computer scientist and cognitive scientist John McCarthy in 1955, and popularized at the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence, 1956.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Intelligence exhibited by an artificial (nonnatural, manmade, humanmade) entity. ▸ The branch of computer science dealing with the reproduction or mimicking of human-level intelligence, self-awareness, knowledge, conscience, and thought in computer programs.
Research in the modern science of Artificial Intelligence started only in the 1950's, stimulated by the invention of modern computers. This inspired a flood of new ideas about how machines could do what only minds had done previously.
1988, Marvin Minsky, The Society of Mind:
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(countable, uncountable) Intelligence exhibited by an artificial (nonnatural, manmade, humanmade) entity. ▸ The essential quality of a machine which thinks in a manner similar to or on the same general level as a real human being.
This computer possesses artificial intelligence.
A United Nations agency says the United States, China and Japan are leading the world in developing artificial intelligence, or AI, technology.
2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2019:
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(countable, uncountable) Intelligence exhibited by an artificial (nonnatural, manmade, humanmade) entity. ▸ A character or entity controlled by the game instead of a player; AI.
The original Sniper: Ghost Warrior was a surprise hit when it was released in 2010. A surprise because it seemed an unequivocally awful game, with half broken graphics and artificial intelligence, a tediously linear story campaign, and an undernourished multiplayer mode.
2013 March 19, “Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 review – scope for improvement”, in The Metro (UK):
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(countable, uncountable) Intelligence exhibited by an artificial (nonnatural, manmade, humanmade) entity. ▸ A computer system or software package which is artificially intelligent.
Leo also said journalists must use artificial intelligence with “responsibility and discernment”.
2025 May 12, Angela Giuffrida, “Zelenskyy invites Pope Leo to Ukraine as pontiff urges journalists to report truth”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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(countable) Intelligence exhibited by an artificial (nonnatural, manmade, humanmade) entity. ▸ An intelligent, self-aware computer or computer program.
While the humans scurried in confusion, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) created by MIT/Bell Labs linked itself into the network of high-speed, twentieth generation computers placed at its disposal by a Red Alert Priority, evaluated data thoughtfully for a minute and a half and then proceeded to get in touch with its opposite number in the Russian Republics.
1973, Gardner Dozois, Chains of the Sea, →ISBN, Chains of the Sea, page 83:Dylan Hunt: "This is Captain Dylan Hunt of the High Guard. Investigation has shown that an Artificial Intelligence was involved in the tragic death of your President. In such a case, Commonwealth law demands that the AI's personality be completely erased."
2001 January 15, Walter Jon Williams, All Great Neptune's Ocean (Andromeda), season 1, episode 10:Also remember that Skynet's an artificial intelligence. Intelligence, for our purpose, means being able to use reason in order to achieve your goals.
2009, Josh Weisberg, “It Stands to Reason: Skynet and Self-preservation”, in Terminator and Philosophy: I'll Be Back, Therefore I Am, →ISBN:What Daedadus really is, is the world's first successful wholly autonomous AI. Whatever mysterious organization managed to create the first true artificial intelligence succeeded so well that their creation managed to convince them that they'd failed... and then escaped.
2000, Sheldon Pacotti (writer) & Warren Spector (director/producer), Deus Ex
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(countable, proscribed, specifically, uncountable) Intelligence exhibited by an artificial (nonnatural, manmade, humanmade) entity. ▸ Synonym of generative artificial intelligence.
He’s arguing that “image enhancement” is not the same thing as AI, because it’s a lot like the technology that most of your smartphones use when you’re taking a video.
2025 August 28, Dave Jorgenson, Did Will Smith really generate a crowd with AI?:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| artificial intelligences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
expert system (deployed product) · expert systems (subbranch of computer science)
Deriveds
artificial dumbness · weak artificial intelligence · agentic artificial intelligence · artificial unintelligence · generative artificial intelligence · predictive artificial intelligence · frontier artificial intelligence · artificial general intelligence · artificial stupidity · artificial idiocy · narrow artificial intelligence · artificial intelligence quotient · strong artificial intelligence · artificially intelligent · artificial incompetence
Descendants
아티피셜 인텔리전스 · アーティフィシャル・インテリジェンス
Hypernyms
intelligence · sentient (self-aware computer)
Synonyms
AI · generative artificial intelligence · machine intelligence · synthetic intelligence
Translations (261)
cmn 人工智慧 (branch of computer science) · id kecerdasan buatan (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · id kecerdasan mesin (quality of a machine) · jv ꦏꦕꦼꦂꦝꦱꦤ꧀ꦒꦮꦺꦪꦤ꧀ (branch of computer science) · ur مَصْنُوعی ذِہانَت (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ga intleacht shaorga (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ko 인공지능 (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · te కృత్రిమ మేధస్సు (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · es inteligencia artificial (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · si කෘත්රීම බුද්ධිය (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ug سۈنئىي ئەقىل (quality of a machine) · sa कृत्रिम बुद्धिमता (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · hi कृत्रिम मेधा (branch of computer science) · es inteligencia artificial (branch of computer science) · mi hinengaro rorohiko (computer system or software package) · bg ИИ (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ja 人工知能 (branch of computer science) · et tehisintellekt (branch of computer science) · nl artificiële intelligentie (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · fur inteligjence artificiâl (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · pl sztuczna inteligencja (quality of a machine) · pl sztuczna inteligencja (science fiction: intelligent, self-aware computer or computer program) · el τεχνητή νοημοσύνη (branch of computer science) · pl sztuczna inteligencja (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ml കൃത്രിമബുദ്ധി (branch of computer science) · sk umelá inteligencia (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · lv mākslīgais intelekts (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · id kecerdasan buatan (computer system or software package) · yi קינסטלעכע אינטעליגענץ (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · hsb kumštna inteligenca (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · et tehisaru (quality of a machine) · fi koneäly (quality of a machine) · ug سۈنئىي ئەقىل (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · crh suniy zekâ (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · fi botti (in video games) · fi AI (quality of a machine) · ms kecerdasan buatan (branch of computer science) · mk вештачка интелигенција (quality of a machine) · nb kunstig intelligens (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · fo vitlíki (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · sv artificiell intelligens (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ja アーティフィシャル・インテリジェンス (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · de künstliche Intelligenz (branch of computer science) · my ဉာဏ်တု (branch of computer science) · ckb ژیریی دەستکرد (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · uz sunʻiy intellekt (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · it intelligenza artificiale (quality of a machine) · li kónsmaesige intelligentie (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · el τεχνητή νοημοσύνη (quality of a machine) · ru ИИ́ (branch of computer science) · fo tilgjørt vit (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · cs umělá inteligence (branch of computer science) · tl gawa-gawang katalinuhan (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · uk шту́чний інтеле́кт (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · eu adimen artifizial (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · io artifical inteligenteso (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · nl kunstmatige intelligentie (quality of a machine) · ab ԤИ (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · af kunsmatige intelligensie (branch of computer science) · tr sun‘î zekâ (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ru иску́сственный интелле́кт (branch of computer science) · kk жасанды интеллект (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · gv far-inçhynaght (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ms kecerdikan buatan (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · an intelichencia artificial (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · hi कृत्रिम मेधा (computer system or software package) · es inteligencia artificial (quality of a machine) · sl umetna inteligenca (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ka ხელოვნური ინტელექტი (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ja 人工知能 (quality of a machine) · de künstliche Intelligenz (quality of a machine) · sq inteligjence artificiale (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ar ذَكَاء اِصْطِنَاعِيّ (quality of a machine) · cmn 人工智能 (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · fi AI (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · zu uHlakahlisombulu (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · he אִינְטֶלִיגֶנְצְיָה מְלָאכוּתִית (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · it intelligenza artificiale (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · de künstliche Intelligenz (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ko 아티피셜 인텔리전스 (branch of computer science) · mn хиймэл оюун (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · pl sztuczna inteligencja (in video games) · mk вештачка интелигенција (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · az süni intellekt (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · nan-hbl 人工智能 (branch of computer science) · fi kone (in video games) · he בינה מלאכותית (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · is gervigreind (branch of computer science) · sh уметна интелигенција (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · tl intelihensiyang artipisyal (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · am ሠው ሰራሽ ዕውቀት (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · da kunstig intelligens (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · fi tietokone (in video games) · ca intel·ligència artificial (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · jv kacerdhasan gawéyan (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · la intellegentia artificialis (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · hu mesterséges intelligencia (branch of computer science) · lt dirbtinis intelektas (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · vi trí tuệ nhân tạo (branch of computer science) · ta செய்யறிவு (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · kk жасанды интеллект (branch of computer science) · tr yapay zekâ (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · my ဉာဏ်ရည်တု (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · bn কৃত্রিম বুদ্ধিমত্তা (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · kmr jîriya destkarî (branch of computer science) · cmn 人工智能 (quality of a machine) · ka ხელოვნური ინტელექტი (quality of a machine) · hi कृत्रिम मेधा (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · sv artificiell intelligens (quality of a machine) · tk ýasama akyl (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · bg изку́ствен интеле́кт (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · hu mesterséges intelligencia (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · eo artefarita inteligenteco (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · kmr jîriya destkirî (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · br intent artifisiel (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · bn কৃত্রিম বুদ্ধিমত্তা (branch of computer science) · ml നിർമ്മിത ബുദ്ധി (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ta செயற்கை நுண்ணறிவு (computer system or software package) · ms kecerdasan buatan (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · kmr jîriya destkarî (in video games) · kn ಕೃತಕ ಬುದ್ಧಿಮತ್ತೆ (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · fi tekoäly (computer system or software package) · fr intelligence artificielle (quality of a machine) · id kom (in video games) · uk шту́чний інтеле́кт (branch of computer science) · gl intelixencia artificial (branch of computer science) · mk вештачка интелигенција (branch of computer science) · cy deallusrwydd artiffisial (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · br naouegezh artifisiel (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · is gervigreind (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ru ИИ́ (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · uz sunʼiy ong (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · mt intelliġenza artifiċjali (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ko 아티피셜 인텔리전스 (quality of a machine) · arz ذكاء صناعى (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · th ปัญญาประดิษฐ์ (branch of computer science) · nl kunstmatige intelligentie (computer system or software package) · fo eftirgjørdur mynda-intelligensur (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · cv юриллe интеллект (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ar ذَكَاء اِصْطِنَاعِيّ (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · sh veštačka inteligencija (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ht entèlijans atifisyèl (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · fr intelligence artificielle (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · az süni zəka (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · bo མི་བཟོས་རིག་ནུས། (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · nl kunstmatige intelligentie (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · pl sztuczna inteligencja (computer system or software package) · sh vještačka inteligencija (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · fo eftirgjørdur intelligensur (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · mg haranita-tsaina voatrolombelona (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · sh умјетна интелигенција (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · sw akili bandia (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · fi tekoäly (science fiction: intelligent, self-aware computer or computer program) · ka ხელოვნური ინტელექტი (branch of computer science) · ro inteligență artificială (branch of computer science) · ne कृत्रिम बौद्धिकता (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · fi tekoäly (quality of a machine) · ta செயற்கை அறிவுத்திறன் (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ro inteligență artificială (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · mi hinengaro rorohiko (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ar ذَكَاء اِصْطِنَاعِيّ (branch of computer science) · uk ШІ (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · id akal imitasi (science fiction: intelligent, self-aware computer or computer program) · be шту́чны інтэле́кт (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · id kecerdasan buatan (quality of a machine) · af kunsmatige intelligensie (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · nl artificiële intelligentie (branch of computer science) · fi keinoäly (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · pt inteligência artificial (branch of computer science) · et tehisintellekt (quality of a machine) · ru иску́сственный интелле́кт (quality of a machine) · oc intelligéncia artificiala (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · et tehisintellekt (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · th ปัญญาประดิษฐ์ (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · as কৃত্ৰিম বুদ্ধিমত্তা (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · sh вештачка интелигенција (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · fi tekoälytutkimus (branch of computer science) · is gervigreindarfræði (branch of computer science) · pa ਬਣਾਉਟੀ ਮਸ਼ੀਨੀ ਬੁੱਧੀ (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ms kebijaksanaan buatan (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ky жасалма интеллект (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · tg ҳӯши маснӯъӣ (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ko 인공지능 (quality of a machine) · ba яһалма зиһен (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ja 人工知能 (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · scn ntilliggenza artificiali (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · tg зеҳни сунъӣ (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · fr intelligence artificielle (branch of computer science) · de KI (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · gl intelixencia artificial (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · fi keinoäly (science fiction: intelligent, self-aware computer or computer program) · el τεχνητή νοημοσύνη (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · vi trí tuệ nhân tạo (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · yue 人工智能 (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · sh umetna inteligencija (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · pl sztuczna inteligencja (branch of computer science) · ia intelligentia artificial (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · nl kunstmatige intelligentie (branch of computer science) · ab иԥсабаратәым аинтеллект (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · pt inteligência artificial (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · et tehisaru (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · kmr jîriya çêkirî (branch of computer science) · fi koneäly (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · sq inteligjenca artificiale (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · yue 人工智能 (branch of computer science) · pt inteligência artificial (quality of a machine) · fi koneäly (science fiction: intelligent, self-aware computer or computer program) · ta செயற்கை நுண்ணறிவு (branch of computer science) · cs umělá inteligence (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · kk жасанды интеллект (quality of a machine) · ja アーティフィシャル・インテリジェンス (quality of a machine) · fa-ira هوشِ مَصْنوعی (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · nl kunstmatige intelligentie (science fiction: intelligent, self-aware computer or computer program) · mr कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ta செயற்கை நுண்ணறிவு (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · id komputer (in video games) · sh umjetna inteligencija (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · it intelligenza artificiale (branch of computer science) · scn ntilliggenza artificiali (branch of computer science) · ko 인공지능 (branch of computer science) · mt intelliġenza artifiċjali (branch of computer science) · fo kunstigur intelligensur (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · za yinzgungh cinwngz (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · mg haranita-tsaina voatrolombelona (branch of computer science) · ug سۈنئىي ئەقىل (branch of computer science) · he בִּינָה מְלָאכוּתִית (branch of computer science) · gd tuigse inntealta (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · tt ясалма интеллект (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · or ଆର୍ଟିଫିସିଆଲ ଇଣ୍ଟେଲିଜେନ୍ସ (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · id kecerdasan buatan (branch of computer science) · de artifizielle Intelligenz (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · id akal imitasi (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ru иску́сственный интелле́кт (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · fi tekoäly (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ko 아티피셜 인텔리전스 (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ja アーティフィシャル・インテリジェンス (branch of computer science) · fi keinoäly (quality of a machine) · scn ntilliggenza artificiali (quality of a machine) · ps مصنوعي ځيرکتیا (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · id NPC (in video games) · sah оҥоһуу интеллект (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · nn kunstig intelligens (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · sh вјештачка интелигенција (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ms kepintaran buatan (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · fi tekoäly (in video games) · eo artefarita intelekto (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · my ဉာဏ်တု (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · hy արհեստական բանականություն (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · dsb kumštna inteligenca (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ar ذَكَاء صِنَاعِيّ (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ary دكا صطيناعي (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · la intellegentia ficticia (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · fo eftirgjørt vit (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · fr IA (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · ast intelixencia artificial (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · sv artificiell intelligens (branch of computer science) · ilo parbo a saririt (branch of computer science) · gcr entélijans artifisyèl (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · sw akili mnemba (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity) · cmn 人工智能 (branch of computer science) · kk жасанды зият (intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity)