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# ai

«ai» in Mova's school dictionary: **AI stands for artificial intelligence: computer programs…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ai/#m1)

2) An AI is one such program or system. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ai/#m2)

3) In crossword puzzles, «ai» is a three-toed sloth, an animal from South American rainforests. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ai/#m3)

4) Ai can also be a cry of fright, pain or surprise, as in a sudden shout. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ai/#m4)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ai/#x1)
- Our teacher showed us how AI can recognise cats in photos. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ai/#x2)
- An AI can make mistakes, so always check its answers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ai/#x3)
- That picture was made by AI, not a camera. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ai/#x4)
- Don't tell an AI chatbot your address or password. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ai/#x5)
- In the story, a friendly AI helps the crew fly the spaceship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ai/#x6)
- The ai is a sloth that lives in the rainforest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ai/#x7)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/48-famous-people-are-people/7/)
- [AI can now make fake videos of real people saying things they never said; check whether the person really said it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/48-famous-people-are-people/16/)
- [AI "tasted" millions of sentences or pictures in the same way and learned what usually goes together.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/1-what-is-ai/2/)
- [AI programs learn patterns from very large numbers of examples, such as sentences or photos.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/1-what-is-ai/6/)
- [An AI that learned what cats look like can be fooled by something fluffy and cat-shaped, such as a slipper.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/1-what-is-ai/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ai» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ai/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.