idiot savant

noun

idiot sa·vant | \ ˈē-ˌdyō-sä-ˈväⁿ

or same as idiot and savant for respective singular and plural forms\

plural idiots savants\ ˈē-ˌdyō-sä-ˈväⁿ(z)

\ or idiot savants\ ˈē-ˌdyō-sä-ˈväⁿ(z)

Definition of idiot savant

1 : savant

2 : a person who is highly knowledgeable about one subject but knows little about anything else

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On the one hand, this understanding of AI as an idiot savant is perfectly sensible. — James Vincent, The Verge, "Burger King’s ‘AI-written’ ads show we’re still very confused about artificial intelligence," 3 Oct. 2018 Similarly, Yang's character Jian Yang is portrayed as an idiot savant, a mostly silent character there for Erlich (T.J. Miller, who was fired from the show) to mock. — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, "Actually, HBO's Silicon Valley Doesn't Have To Be So White," 7 Mar. 2018

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More Definitions for idiot savant

idiot savant

noun

idiot sa·vant | \ ˈē-ˌdyō-sä-ˈväⁿ; ˈid-ē-ət-sə-ˈvänt, -ˈvant

plural idiots savants\ -ˌdyō-sä-ˈväⁿ(z); -əts-sə-ˈvänt(s), -ˈvant(s)

\ or idiot savants

: savant

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