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

In a nutshell, the ease of creating digital art, whether using primitive tools like MS Paint or even artificial intelligence (AI) prompts, has cluttered the NFT art field with a lot of junk. —Zain Jaffer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024

Arun Shastri is a leader of the artificial intelligence practice at ZS, a global professional-services firm, and teaches sales executives at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. —Prabhakant Sinha, arun Shastri, sally E. Lorimer, Harvard Business Review, 3 Sep. 2024

Enthusiasm around the growth of artificial intelligence technologies has propelled much of the equity market's gains this year, lifting the valuation of chip companies to levels some investors consider inflated. —USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024

To enhance idea generation, many teams are turning to artificial intelligence for support. —Gustavo Razzetti, Forbes, 4 Sep. 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