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artificial intelligence

noun

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

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In addition to relying on reports from video creators, Ms. Wojcicki said that YouTube planned to use artificial intelligence to try to identify content that targeted young audiences, like videos featuring children’s toys, games or characters. New York Times, "Google Is Fined $170 Million for Violating Children’s Privacy on YouTube," 4 Sep. 2019 The app, called Zao, works by superimposing an image of the user's face onto a character in a video or GIF using artificial intelligence (AI). Laura He, Jack Guy And Serenitie Wang, CNN, "New Chinese 'deepfake' face app backpedals after privacy backlash," 3 Sep. 2019 That creative act poses a challenge for a raft of software startups trying to use artificial intelligence to reinvent sales. Tiernan Ray, Fortune, "The A.I. of the Deal: These Data-Rich Startups Want to Automate Sales," 2 Sep. 2019 Scott Conway has been exploring ways of using artificial intelligence to synthesize satellite data and aerial laser imaging into precise, three-dimensional maps of the more than a million acres that make up the Tahoe National Forest. Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, "A Trailblazing Plan to Fight California Wildfires," 19 Aug. 2019 This response to a powerful, potentially invasive technology is a sign of how the public and policymakers might respond to future technological developments – especially those using artificial intelligence. Kentaro Toyama, The Conversation, "Bring on the technology bans!," 19 Aug. 2019 The team is also using artificial intelligence to find hidden connections between individuals, places, and events related to the case. National Geographic, "A cold case team is searching for who betrayed Anne Frank," 2 Aug. 2019 Tissot said Gagne is also helping spearhead efforts to organize a conference on artificial intelligence in the environmental sciences at the American Meteorological Society’s January meeting in Boston. Matthew Cappucci, The Denver Post, "Using facial recognition technology to predict hailstorms," 23 Aug. 2019 The women said their complaints were initially routed to a chat app — powered by artificial intelligence and not a real human. Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, "How Lyft lost the trust of #DeleteUber women who thought it was ‘woke’," 2 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of artificial intelligence

1955, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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artificial intelligence

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English Language Learners Definition of artificial intelligence

computers
: an area of computer science that deals with giving machines the ability to seem like they have human intelligence
: the power of a machine to copy intelligent human behavior

More from Merriam-Webster on artificial intelligence

Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about artificial intelligence