artificial intelligence

    nounBand 7

    UKˌɑːtɪfɪʃl ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns
    USˌɑːrtəˈfɪʃəl ˌɪnˈtɛlədʒəns

    Computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence.

    A computer chip on a dark circuit board with fine threads of blue light branching out from it like nerve cells
    A chip lit up like a brain: artificial intelligence is computers doing tasks that need human-like thinking.

    Artificial intelligence now powers everyday apps.

    There is heated debate about the ethics of artificial intelligence.

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    Words that go with artificial intelligence: develop artificial intelligence; AI-powered; AI system; advances in artificial intelligence.

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