noun · academic
artificial intelligence
UK/ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒəns/US/ˌɑr.t̬əˈfɪʃ.əl ɪnˈtel.ə.dʒəns/ar·ti·FI·cial IN·tel·li·gence
computer systems that can learn from data and make decisions or predictions
Examples
“Many banks now use artificial intelligence to detect fraudulent transactions.”
“Debates about artificial intelligence often focus on jobs and ethics.”
“In my opinion, artificial intelligence will change how education is delivered.”
Band 8 sentence
“While artificial intelligence offers productivity gains, policymakers must address its social and ethical implications.”
Collocations
- develop artificial intelligence
- apply artificial intelligence to
- ethical issues in artificial intelligence
Word family
Common mistakes
artificial intelligent→artificial intelligence
AI will take many jobs, like robot→AI will take many jobs, like robots
Say it for a higher band
5computer→6automation→7+artificial intelligence
Synonyms
machine intelligence
Easily confused
automation
“Automation can speed up production, while artificial intelligence can improve quality control.”
machine learning
“Many AI applications rely on machine learning algorithms.”
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