ai
part of speech
abbreviation (AI — artificial intelligence); noun (an AI — a computer system with artificial intelligence); also a noun (ai — the three-toed sloth, in word puzzles)
meaning for a pupil
1) AI stands for artificial intelligence: computer programs that can do things that seem to need thinking, like understanding speech, recognising pictures, answering questions or playing games. tree →
2) An AI is one such program or system. tree →
3) In crossword puzzles, «ai» is a three-toed sloth, an animal from South American rainforests. tree →
4) Ai can also be a cry of fright, pain or surprise, as in a sudden shout. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Ai is a city in Canaan near Beth-el, where Abraham pitched his tent. It is a place name. Interpretation: Later Ai is the town Joshua conquered. Abraham's stopping there shows his path through the land promised to his descendants. In the primary lessons: In computing lessons, pupils learn that AI learns patterns from lots of examples (data); voice assistants, photo apps, chatbots and game opponents use AI. Safety and digital literacy: AI can make mistakes and can make fake pictures, voices and videos (deepfakes) — check facts with trusted sources and never share private information with chatbots. In stories, AI robots and computers are common characters. Phrases: AI system, AI chatbot, use AI, AI-generated.
examples
- And he went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Ai; (Torah GEN.13.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Mailer, Efiii/niphisclie fMiikinalei' aiis Ara/iieii, Vienna 18S9, p. 19. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three. (Writings EZR.2.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- The men of Beth-el and Ai, a hundred twenty and three. (Writings NEH.7.32, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua. (Prophets JOS.8.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- AI helps the phone understand what I say. tree →
- Our teacher showed us how AI can recognise cats in photos. tree →
- An AI can make mistakes, so always check its answers. tree →
- That picture was made by AI, not a camera. tree →
- Don't tell an AI chatbot your address or password. tree →
- In the story, a friendly AI helps the crew fly the spaceship. tree →
- The ai is a sloth that lives in the rainforest. tree →
note
Usually written in capitals: AI, said «ay-eye». «An AI» (because it starts with a vowel sound). AI is a tool made by people, not a living thing, and it does not really feel or know things the way people do. Do not use AI to do your homework for you unless the teacher allows it.
In the corpora
- So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men; and they fled before the men of Ai.
- And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.
- And all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.
- So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a desolation, unto this day.
- But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «ai» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.