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

Jefferies has benefited from a pick-up in merger and acquisition activity, while Kilroy will benefit from artificial intelligence trends and back-to-office mandates, Hatfield said. —Weizhen Tan, CNBC, 17 July 2024

The Magnificent Seven tech stocks, which have led most of the gains this year thanks to the artificial intelligence boom, tumbled. —Krystal Hur, CNN, 17 July 2024

The planet gets hotter by the month, the technology that was supposed to improve lives stalls or breaks down, artificial intelligence poses a threat to future employment and there’s a chance democracy could crumble before the United States turns 250. —Tom Roland, Billboard, 16 July 2024

This article was generated by the Kansas City Star Bot, artificial intelligence software that analyzes structured information from TomTom and applies it to templates created by journalists in the newsroom. —Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 5 July 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