AI

AI
nounBeginner💡 artificial intelligenceLoanword from EnglishAI

AIを活用したサービスが増えています。

Services utilizing AI are increasing.

💻Technology
technical

The simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. These processes include learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and language understanding.

AIは医療診断や自動運転など幅広い分野で活用されています。

AI is utilized in a wide range of fields such as medical diagnosis and autonomous driving.

このAIツールは自然言語処理に特化しています。

This AI tool specializes in natural language processing.

💡

In Japanese, AI is typically written in katakana (アイ) when referring to the technology, but the abbreviation 'AI' is also commonly used in both katakana and Latin script.

Collocations

AI技術AI technologyAIを活用するto utilize AIAIツールAI toolAIシステムAI system

Related Phrases

💡Pro Tip

Distinguishing AI from related terms

In Japanese, AI (artificial intelligence) is distinct from 機械学習 (machine learning) and ディープラーニング (deep learning). AI is the broader concept, while machine learning and deep learning are specific techniques or subsets of AI.

Gold Rule

AI vs. human intelligence

AI refers to machine-based intelligence, not human intelligence. Avoid anthropomorphizing AI in technical contexts.

📖Word Origin

From English 'artificial intelligence'. The term was coined in 1956 by John McCarthy at Dartmouth College. In Japanese, it entered common usage in the 2000s as AI technology became more prevalent.

📝Usage Notes

AI is widely used in both technical and general contexts in Japanese. It is often written in katakana (アイ) to emphasize its foreign origin, but the Latin 'AI' is also standard. The word is treated as a noun and does not inflect for number or tense.

Word Breakdown

A
artificial
root
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I
intelligence
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