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 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
- 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
- The internet also makes things that look real but are not: AI videos, fake screenshots, forum posts with no name.
- AI can now make fake videos of real people saying things they never said; check whether the person really said it.
- AI "tasted" millions of sentences or pictures in the same way and learned what usually goes together.
- AI programs learn patterns from very large numbers of examples, such as sentences or photos.
- An AI that learned what cats look like can be fooled by something fluffy and cat-shaped, such as a slipper.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «ai» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.