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plural ais

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

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   SLOTH, an edentate mammal of the family Bradypodidæ. (See Edentata). The best known are the unau or two-toed sloth (Cholœpus didactylus) of Brazil and the ai or three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) of northern South America. This family is distinguished by the flat short head, and the elongated legs, furnished with powerful compressed and curved claws.

   1920, “Sloth”, in George Edwin Rines, editor, The Encyclopedia Americana^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Encyclopedia_Americana_(1920)/Sloth), volume XXV

   Synonyms: maned sloth

alternative aii

1. UScontractionslangAll right.

   Ai, let's go.

plural AIs · alternative A.I.

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableartificial intelligenceInitialism of artificial intelligence.

   The same is true for AIs that play (and win) these games.

   2023 March 21, Ian Bogost, “Is This the Singularity for Standardized Tests?”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2023

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   “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 institutionalized racism on the part of organic life, the term "synthetic" is considered the politically correct alternative.

   2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Computers: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Codex entry

   The result, Gurry said, will be many new AI-based methods and products that can change lives across the world.

   2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2019

   A Vatican directive supplements such principles and states AI should be “explainable” to humans, i.e., we should be able to explain the reasons for a decision made by AI. The document also states that AI should avoid discrimination.

   2022, Catriona Campbell, AI by Design: A Plan for Living with Artificial Intelligence (Chapman & Hall/CRC Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Series), Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, →ISBN

   An aside: None of this danger depends on whether or not AIs are or can be conscious; it’s intrinsic to the notion of powerful cognitive systems that optimize hard and calculate outputs that meet sufficiently complicated outcome criteria.

   2023 March 29, Eliezer Yudkowsky, “The Open Letter on AI Doesn't Go Far Enough”, in TIME, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2023

   1. broadlycountableartificial intelligenceA specific artificial intelligence program, such as the chatbot ChatGPT.
   2. countableuncountableartificial intelligencevideo gamesThe 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 28, “Epic Preview”, in Nintendo Power, volume 174, Sword of Mana, page 108

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      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 28, Lauren Morton, “Review: Dragon Age: The Veilguard”, in PC Gamer (US), number 392, page 54; published online 28 October 2024

   3. countableartificial intelligencevideo gamesA character or entity controlled by the game instead of a player.

      Synonyms: NPC, CPU, bot

2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemanagementInitialism of action item.
3. British airforceabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of airborne intelligence (synonym for an early type of airborne radar).
4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehuman sciencesInitialism of articulatory index.
5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiologyInitialism of artificial insemination.
6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablenutritionInitialism of adequate intake.
7. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of angiotensin I.
8. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableanthropologyInitialism of atavistic-idiosyncratic.
9. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableaeronauticsInitialism of attitude indicator.
10. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountabledivingInitialism of air integration.
11. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableeducationInitialism of academic integrity.
12. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of amelogenesis imperfecta.

present singular third person AIs · participle present AIing · participle past AIed · past AIed · alternative A.I.

1. informalintransitivesometimestransitiveTo use artificial intelligence to search for or generate content.

alternative A.I.

1. abbreviationinitialismaeronauticsInitialism of Air India.
2. abbreviationinitialismbroadcastingInitialism of American Idol.
3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Amnesty International.
4. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Adobe Illustrator.

comparative more AI · superlative most AI · alternative A.I.

1. Generated or appearing to have been generated by artificial intelligence.

   honestly the Lost Road cover seems more AI to me, but it's too low res to tell, and who knows these days

   2025 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 (pic 2 is "The Lost Road")"

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   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?"

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

1. A female given name from Japanese.

plural Ais

1. A surname from Chinese.