artificial intelligence

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Definition of artificial intelligence

1 : a branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behavior in computers

2 : the capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior

Examples of artificial intelligence in a Sentence

a robot with artificial intelligence

Recent Examples on the Web Synopsys’s software offered assistance in the form of artificial intelligence: pattern-matching algorithms recognized frequent problems and suggested solutions; optimization routines nudged rooms into faster, more efficient arrangements. — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2021 Machine learning, a subset of artificial intelligence, is not a new technology. — Casey Ross Reprints, STAT, 17 Aug. 2021 In those early days of artificial intelligence, most people in AI were focused on complex math problems aimed at automating human tasks, with limited success. — Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2021 Regulation of fields such as artificial intelligence also is set to come to the fore as a trade issue. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2021 In the future athletes will likely rely ever more on reams of data, processed with artificial intelligence, to up their game. — Eleanor Cummins, Scientific American, 27 July 2021 Remember the sequence when HAL, the onboard computer with artificial intelligence, began listening to the astronauts and began to interfere with the humans? — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 July 2021 Co-founder David Julian also was a research engineer at Qualcomm, focusing on artificial intelligence. — Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2021 All sorts of science and products can fall under its umbrella, ranging from diagnostics to medications to computer approaches such as artificial intelligence, affectionately known as AI. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 6 July 2021

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24 Aug 2021

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“Artificial intelligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artificial%20intelligence. Accessed 31 Aug. 2021.

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