ai
/ˌeɪ̯ˈaɪ̯/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.23 in modern English
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), endemic to forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil.
noun
Initialism of airborne intelligence (synonym for an early type of airborne radar).
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Ai, let's go."
- "“Wintermute is the recognition code for an AI. I've got the Turing Registry Numbers. Artificial Intelligence.”"
- "The geth serve as a cautionary tale against the dangers of rogue AI, and in Citadel Space they are technically illegal. Advocacy groups argue, however, that an AI is a living, conscious entity deserving the same rights as organics. They argue that continued use of the term "artificial" is institutionalized racism on the part of organic life, the term "synthetic" is considered the politically correct alternative."
- "The result, Gurry said, will be many new AI-based methods and products that can change lives across the world."
- "A Vatican directive supplements such principles and states AI should be “explainable” to humans, i.e., we should be able to explain the reasons for a decision made by AI. The document also states that AI should avoid discrimination."
- "The same is true for AIs that play (and win) these games."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: aí, a'y, הָעַי, あい, 艾
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌeɪ̯ˈaɪ̯/
- British English: /ˌeɪ̯ˈaɪ̯/
Usage
- American usage
- Slang
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Informal
Inflected Forms
ais (plural)
aii (alternative)
A.I. (alternative)
AIs (present, singular)
AIing (participle, present)
AIed (participle, past)
AIed (past)
more AI (comparative)
most AI (superlative)