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Australian:/ˌɐː.təˈfɪʃ.əl ɪnˈtel.ə.d͡ʒəns/
New-Zealand:/ˌɐː.təˈfəʃ.əl ənˈtel.ə.d͡ʒəns/
Scotland:/ˌaɹ.təˈfɪʃ.əl ɪnˈtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəns/
India:/ˌaːr.ʈiˈfɪʃ.al ɪnˈʈɛl.i.d͡ʒens/
1
noun
Meaning 1
Intelligence exhibited by an artificial (nonnatural, manmade, humanmade) entity.
The branch of computer science dealing with the reproduction or mimicking of human-level intelligence, self-awareness, knowledge, conscience, and thought in computer programs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: generative artificial intelligence
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 7
the branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
workers in AI hope to imitate or duplicate intelligence in computers and robots
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: AI
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: computer science, computing
Narrower terms: machine translation, MT, robotics
History
Etymology
Coined by American computer scientist and cognitive scientist John McCarthy in 1955, and popularized at the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence, 1956.
Across languages
Translations
269 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
иԥсабаратәым аинтеллект
(ipsabaratwʼəm ajntʼellekʼtʼ)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Abkhaz:
ԤИ
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Afrikaans:
kunsmatige intelligensie
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Albanian:
inteligjence artificiale
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Albanian:
inteligjenca artificiale
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Amharic:
ሠው ሰራሽ ዕውቀት
(śäw säraš ʿəwḳät)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Arabic:
ذَكَاء اِصْطِنَاعِيّ
(ḏakāʔ iṣṭināʕiyy)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Arabic:
ذَكَاء صِنَاعِيّ
(ḏakāʔ ṣināʕiyy)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Arabic:
ذكاء صناعى
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Arabic:
دكا صطيناعي
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Aragonese:
intelichencia artificial
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Armenian:
արհեստական բանականություն
(arhestakan banakanutʻyun)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Assamese:
কৃত্ৰিম বুদ্ধিমত্তা
(kritrim buddhimotta)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Asturian:
intelixencia artificial
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Azerbaijani:
süni intellekt
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Azerbaijani:
süni zəka
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Bashkir:
яһалма зиһен
(yahalma zihen)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Basque:
adimen artifizial
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Belarusian:
шту́чны інтэле́кт
(štúčny inteljékt)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Bengali:
কৃত্রিম বুদ্ধিমত্তা
(kritrim buddhimotta)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Breton:
naouegezh artifisiel
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Breton:
intent artifisiel
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Bulgarian:
изку́ствен интеле́кт
(izkústven intelékt)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Bulgarian:
ИИ
(II)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Burmese:
ဉာဏ်ရည်တု
(nyanranytu.)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Burmese:
ဉာဏ်တု
(nyantu.)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Catalan:
intel·ligència artificial
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Chinese Cantonese:
人工智能
(jan4 gung1 zi3 nang4)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Chinese Mandarin:
人工智能
(réngōng zhìnéng)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Chuvash:
юриллe интеллект
(jurille int̬ellekt)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Crimean Tatar:
suniy zekâ
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Czech:
umělá inteligence
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Danish:
kunstig intelligens
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Dutch:
kunstmatige intelligentie
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Dutch:
artificiële intelligentie
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Esperanto:
artefarita inteligenteco
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Esperanto:
artefarita intelekto
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Estonian:
tehisintellekt
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Estonian:
tehisaru
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Faroese:
tilgjørt vit
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Faroese:
eftirgjørt vit
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Faroese:
vitlíki
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Faroese:
kunstigur intelligensur
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Faroese:
eftirgjørdur intelligensur
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Faroese:
eftirgjørdur mynda-intelligensur
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Finnish:
tekoäly
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Finnish:
keinoäly
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Finnish:
koneäly
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Finnish:
AI
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
French:
intelligence artificielle
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
French:
IA
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Friulian:
inteligjence artificiâl
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Galician:
intelixencia artificial
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Georgian:
ხელოვნური ინტელექტი
(xelovnuri inṭelekṭi)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
German:
künstliche Intelligenz
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
German:
artifizielle Intelligenz
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
German:
KI
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Greek:
τεχνητή νοημοσύνη
(technití noïmosýni)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Guianese Creole:
entélijans artifisyèl
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Haitian Creole:
entèlijans atifisyèl
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Hebrew:
אִינְטֶלִיגֶנְצְיָה מְלָאכוּתִית
(inteligéntsya melakhutít)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Hebrew:
בינה מלאכותית
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Hindi:
कृत्रिम बुद्धिमता
(kŕtrim buddhimtā)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Hindi:
कृत्रिम मेधा
(kŕtrim medhā)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Hindi:
आर्टिफ़िशल इंटेलिजेंस
(ārṭifiśal iṇṭelijens)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Hungarian:
mesterséges intelligencia
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Icelandic:
gervigreind
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Ido:
artifical inteligenteso
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Indonesian:
akal imitasi
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Indonesian:
kecerdasan buatan
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Interlingua:
intelligentia artificial
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Irish:
intleacht shaorga
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Italian:
intelligenza artificiale
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Japanese:
人工知能
(jinkō chinō)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Japanese:
アーティフィシャル・インテリジェンス
(ātifisharu-interijensu)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Javanese:
kacerdhasan gawéyan
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Kannada:
ಕೃತಕ ಬುದ್ಧಿಮತ್ತೆ
(kṛtaka buddhimatte)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Kazakh:
жасанды интеллект
(jasandy intellekt)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Kazakh:
жасанды зият
(jasandy ziät)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Korean:
인공지능
(in'gongjineung)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Korean:
아티피셜 인텔리전스
(atipisyeol intellijeonseu)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Central Kurdish:
ژیریی دەستکرد
(jîrîy destkird)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Northern Kurdish:
jîriya destkirî
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Kyrgyz:
жасалма интеллект
(jasalma intellekt)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Latin:
intellegentia artificialis
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Latin:
intellegentia ficticia
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Latvian:
mākslīgais intelekts
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Limburgish:
kónsmaesige intelligentie
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Lithuanian:
dirbtinis intelektas
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Macedonian:
вештачка интелигенција
(veštačka inteligencija)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Malagasy:
haranita-tsaina voatrolombelona
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Malay:
kecerdasan buatan
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Malay:
kepintaran buatan
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Malay:
kecerdikan buatan
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Malay:
kebijaksanaan buatan
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Malayalam:
നിർമ്മിത ബുദ്ധി
(niṟmmita buddhi)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Maltese:
intelliġenza artifiċjali
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Manx:
far-inçhynaght
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Māori:
hinengaro rorohiko
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Marathi:
कृत्रिम बुद्धिमता
(kŕtrim buddhimtā)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Marathi:
कृत्रिम मेधा
(kŕtrim medhā)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Marathi:
आर्टिफ़िशल इंटेलिजेंस
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Mongolian:
хиймэл оюун
(xiimel ojuun)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Nepali:
कृत्रिम बुद्धिमता
(kr̥trim buddhimatā)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Nepali:
कृत्रिम मेधा
(kr̥trim medhā)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Nepali:
कृत्रिम बौद्धिकता
(kr̥trim bauddhikatā)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Norwegian Bokmål:
kunstig intelligens
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kunstig intelligens
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Occitan:
intelligéncia artificiala
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Hindi:
କୃତ୍ରିମ ବୁଦ୍ଧିମତ୍ତା
(krutrima buddhimattā)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Hindi:
କୃତ୍ରିମ ମେଧା
(krutrima medhā)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Hindi:
ଆର୍ଟିଫିସିଆଲ ଇଣ୍ଟେଲିଜେନ୍ସ
(ārṭiphisiāla iṇṭelijensa)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Pashto:
مصنوعي ځيرکتیا
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Iranian Persian:
هوشِ مَصْنوعی
(huš-e masnu'i)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Polish:
sztuczna inteligencja
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Portuguese:
inteligência artificial
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Punjabi:
ਬਣਾਉਟੀ ਮਸ਼ੀਨੀ ਬੁੱਧੀ
(baṇāuṭī maśīnī buddhī)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Romanian:
inteligență artificială
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Russian:
иску́сственный интелле́кт
(iskússtvennyj intellékt)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Russian:
ИИ́
(IÍ)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Sanskrit:
कृत्रिम बुद्धिमता
(kṛtrima buddhimatā)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Sanskrit:
कृत्रिम मेधा
(kṛtrima medhā)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Scottish Gaelic:
tuigse inntealta
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Serbo-Croatian:
уметна интелигенција
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Serbo-Croatian:
умјетна интелигенција
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Serbo-Croatian:
вештачка интелигенција
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Serbo-Croatian:
вјештачка интелигенција
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Serbo-Croatian:
umetna inteligencija
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Serbo-Croatian:
umjetna inteligencija
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Serbo-Croatian:
veštačka inteligencija
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Serbo-Croatian:
vještačka inteligencija
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Sicilian:
ntilliggenza artificiali
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Sinhalese:
කෘත්රීම බුද්ධිය
(kr̥trīma buddhiya)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Slovak:
umelá inteligencia
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Slovene:
umetna inteligenca
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Lower Sorbian:
kumštna inteligenca
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Upper Sorbian:
kumštna inteligenca
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Spanish:
inteligencia artificial
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Swahili:
akili mnemba
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Swahili:
akili bandia
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Swedish:
artificiell intelligens
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Tagalog:
gawa-gawang katalinuhan
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Tagalog:
intelihensiyang artipisyal
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Tajik:
ҳӯши маснӯъӣ
(hüš-i masnü'i)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Tajik:
зеҳни сунъӣ
(zehn-i sun'i)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Tamil:
செயற்கை நுண்ணறிவு
(ceyaṟkai nuṇṇaṟivu)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Tamil:
செயற்கை அறிவுத்திறன்
(ceyaṟkai aṟivuttiṟaṉ)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Tamil:
செய்யறிவு
(ceyyaṟivu)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Tatar:
ясалма интеллект
(yasalma intellekt)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Telugu:
కృత్రిమ మేధస్సు
(kr̥trima mēdhassu)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Thai:
ปัญญาประดิษฐ์
(bpan-yaa-bprà-dìt)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Tibetan:
མི་བཟོས་རིག་ནུས།
(mi bzos rig nus)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Turkish:
sun‘î zekâ
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Turkish:
yapay zekâ
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Turkmen:
ýasama akyl
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Ukrainian:
шту́чний інтеле́кт
(štúčnyj intelékt)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Ukrainian:
ШІ
(ŠI)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Urdu:
مَصْنُوعی ذِہانَت
(masnū'ī zihānat)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Uyghur:
سۈنئىي ئەقىل
(sün'iy eqil)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Uzbek:
sunʻiy intellekt
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Uzbek:
sunʼiy ong
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Vietnamese:
trí tuệ nhân tạo
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Welsh:
deallusrwydd artiffisial
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Yakut:
оҥоһуу интеллект
(oŋohuu intellekt)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Yiddish:
קינסטלעכע אינטעליגענץ
(kinstlekhe inteligents)
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Zhuang:
yinzgungh cinwngz
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Zulu:
uHlakahlisombulu
— intelligence exhibited by an artificial entity
Afrikaans:
kunsmatige intelligensie
— branch of computer science
Arabic:
ذَكَاء اِصْطِنَاعِيّ
(ḏakāʔ iṣṭināʕiyy)
— branch of computer science
Bengali:
কৃত্রিম বুদ্ধিমত্তা
(kritrim buddhimotta)
— branch of computer science
Burmese:
ဉာဏ်တု
(nyantu.)
— branch of computer science
Chinese Cantonese:
人工智能
(jan4 gung1 zi3 nang4)
— branch of computer science
