Software Engineering vocabulary · Machine Learning and Data Processing

Artificial intelligence

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/ˌɑːrtɪˌfɪʃəl ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/nounCore term

In software engineering, artificial intelligence means: The field of computer science that builds systems able to do tasks that normally need human intelligence, such as understanding language, recognizing images or making decisions.

In Turkish: yapay zeka

How it is used

Used for the whole field and, informally, for a single system ('the AI said…'). In daily work people almost always say AI; the full form appears in job titles, strategy documents, laws and formal writing.

Example sentences

  1. The company is hiring three engineers for its new artificial intelligence team.

  2. The report looks at how hospitals use artificial intelligence to plan staff shifts.

Common collocations

  • AI model
  • AI system
  • AI research
  • AI-powered
  • generative AI

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