a.i.

alternative a. i.

1. initialismnot comparableIn or for the meantime; temporarily.

plural A.I.s

1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of AI.

   I first met Woebot, my A.I. chatbot therapist, at the height of the pandemic.

   2022 September 27, Barclay Bram, “My Therapist, the Robot”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2022

   2 more examples

   The geth are a humanoid race of networked A.I.s. They were created by the quarians 300 years ago as tools of labor and war. When the geth showed signs of self-evolution, the quarians attempted to exterminate them. The geth won the resulting war. This example has led to legal, systematic repression of artificial intelligences in galactic society.

   2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Geth Codex entry

   They also could have circumvented W.G.A. members altogether. Instead, this deal guarantees a contractually mandated context in which A.I. can be utilized — one that benefits, rather than impedes or replaces, the workers.

   2023 September 29, Adam Seth Litwin, “Hollywood’s Deal With Screenwriters Just Rewrote the Rules Around A.I.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2023