artificial intelligence

/ˌɑɹ.təˈfɪʃ.əl ɪnˈtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəns/

UK: /ˌɑː.təˈfɪʃ.əl ɪnˈtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəns/

ɑɹ · TƏFꞮƩ · ƏL ꞮNTƐL · ə · d͡ʒəns (5 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

Intelligence exhibited by an artificial (nonnatural, humanmade) entity.

Etymology

Coined by American computer scientist and cognitive scientist John McCarthy in 1955, and popularized at the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence, 1956.

Example Sentences

"Research in the modern science of Artificial Intelligence started only in the 1950's, stimulated by the invention of modern computers. This inspired a flood of new ideas about how machines could do what only minds had done previously."
"This computer possesses artificial intelligence."
"A United Nations agency says the United States, China and Japan are leading the world in developing artificial intelligence, or AI, technology."