ai

Noun (1)

ai (plural ais or ai)

1. A pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), endemic to forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil.

   Synonyms:

   maned sloth

Contraction

IPA/aɪ/

ai

1. (US, contraction, slang) All right.
   • Ai, let's go.

Noun (2) capitalized: AI

AI (countable and uncountable, plural AIs)

1. (abbreviation, initialism, artificial intelligence) Initialism of artificial intelligence.
   • “Wintermute is the recognition code for an AI. I've got the Turing Registry Numbers. Artificial Intelligence.”1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 73
   • 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...2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Computers: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Codex entry
   1. (broadly, countable, artificial intelligence) A specific artificial intelligence program, such as the chatbot ChatGPT.
   2. (artificial intelligence) The system that controls the behavior of enemies and non-player characters.
      • The character you are not controlling will follow you around and attack using [Sword of Mana]'s AI.2003 December, “Epic Preview”, in Nintendo Power, volume 174, Sword of Mana, page 108
      • I still wish my party members weren't reduced to AI helpers with no health bars who I control only through a radial menu to fire off their skill combos.2025 February, Lauren Morton, “Review: Dragon Age: The Veilguard”, in PC Gamer (US), number 392, page 54; published online 28 October 2024
   3. (countable, artificial intelligence) A character or entity controlled by the game instead of a player.
2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of action item.
3. (British-airforce, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of airborne intelligence (synonym for an early type of airborne radar).
4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of articulatory index.
5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of artificial insemination.
6. (abbreviation, initialism, nutrition) Initialism of adequate intake.
7. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of angiotensin I.
8. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of atavistic-idiosyncratic.
9. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of attitude indicator.
10. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of air integration.
11. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of academic integrity.
12. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of amelogenesis imperfecta.

Verb capitalized: AI

AI (third-person singular simple present AIs, present participle AIing, simple past and past participle AIed)

1. (informal) To use artificial intelligence to search for or generate content.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: AI

AI

1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Air India.
2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of American Idol.
3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Amnesty International.
4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Adobe Illustrator.

Adjective capitalized: AI

AI (comparative more AI, superlative most AI)

1. Generated or appearing to have been generated by artificial intelligence.
   • It definitely doesn’t look AI, her right (our left) pupil looks a bit shifted towards the center of her face, but it might be the highlights.2025 January 13, @Dani_the_goose, "What does this portrait make look off and like AI?"
   • honestly the Lost Road cover seems more AI to me, but it's too low res to tell, and who knows these days2025 December 13, @bookelmen, "Is the Polish cover art for "The Return of the Shadow" AI? It looks really suspicious to me, especially compared to how detailed and beautiful the previous covers are...

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Ai

Ai

1. An ancient Canaanite royal city mentioned in the Book of Joshua, popularly believed to be the modern archeological site Et-Tell.
2. An ancient city mentioned in Jeremiah 49:3 of unknown location, possibly the same city as definition 1.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Ai

Ai

1. A female given name from Japanese.

Proper noun (4) capitalized: Ai

Ai (plural Ais)

1. A surname from Chinese.