Ai

//ˈɑ.i// adj, contraction, name, noun, verb, slang

adj, contraction, name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, endemic to forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil.
  2. 2
    Initialism of artificial intelligence. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "“Wintermute is the recognition code for an AI. I've got the Turing Registry Numbers. Artificial Intelligence.”"

  3. 3
    the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse wordnet
  4. 4
    Initialism of artificial intelligence.; A specific artificial intelligence program, such as the chatbot ChatGPT. broadly, countable
  5. 5
    a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot wordnet
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  1. 6
    Initialism of artificial intelligence.; The system that controls the behavior of enemies and non-player characters. countable, uncountable

    "The character you are not controlling will follow you around and attack using [Sword of Mana]'s AI."

  2. 7
    the branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively wordnet
  3. 8
    Initialism of artificial intelligence.; A character or entity controlled by the game instead of a player. countable
  4. 9
    an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders wordnet
  5. 10
    Initialism of action item. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  6. 11
    Initialism of airborne intelligence (synonym for an early type of airborne radar). British-airforce, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  7. 12
    Initialism of articulatory index. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  8. 13
    Initialism of artificial insemination. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  9. 14
    Initialism of adequate intake. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  10. 15
    Abbreviation of angiotensin I. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    Initialism of atavistic-idiosyncratic. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  12. 17
    Initialism of attitude indicator. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  13. 18
    Initialism of air integration. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  14. 19
    Initialism of academic integrity. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  15. 20
    Initialism of amelogenesis imperfecta. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To use artificial intelligence to search for or generate content. informal
Adjective
  1. 1
    Generated or appearing to have been generated by artificial intelligence.

    "It definitely doesn’t look AI, her right (our left) pupil looks a bit shifted towards the center of her face, but it might be the highlights."

Contraction
  1. 1
    All right. US, contraction, slang

    "Ai, let's go."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Air India. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    An ancient Canaanite royal city mentioned in the Book of Joshua, popularly believed to be the modern archeological site Et-Tell.
  3. 3
    A female given name from Japanese.
  4. 4
    A surname from Chinese.
  5. 5
    Initialism of American Idol. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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  1. 6
    An ancient city mentioned in Jeremiah 49:3 of unknown location, possibly the same city as definition 1.
  2. 7
    Initialism of Amnesty International. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 8
    Initialism of Adobe Illustrator. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

All synonyms
army intelligencearmy intelligenceartificial inseminationartificial inseminationartificial intelligenceartificial intelligence

Example

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"Ai finds it difficult to make friends with Ken."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Originated 1685–95, from Brazilian Portuguese aí, from Old Tupi a'y.

Etymology 2

Contraction of aight (which itself is a contraction of all right).

Etymology 3

From Hebrew הָעַי (ha-'ai, “the heap of ruins”).

Etymology 4

From Japanese あい (Ai).

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Chinese 艾 (Ài).

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