FRE
Histoire du terme
Calque de l'anglo-américain, intelligence artificielle [...] désigne la partie de l'informatique qui vise la simulation des facultés cognitives humaines (abrév. I.A.). Cependant, le syntagme intelligence artificielle avait déjà été employé en 1862 par George Sand (« elle avait ce que l'on peut appeler une intelligence artificielle », Horace), la formule étant reprise en 1880 à propos d'un type d'intelligence humaine. Le sens moderne apparaît (en français) en 1959 (J. Bureau, L'Ere logique) et est devenu très fréquent, désignant abusivement tout système automatique utilisant l'électronique.
Rey A, Tomi M, Hordé T, Tanet C. Dictionnaire historique de la langue française. Nouvelle édition. Paris: Le Robert; 2022.
Usages courants
Extrait de « INTELLIGENCE, subst. fém. »
LOG., INFORM. Intelligence artificielle. Recherche de moyens susceptibles de doter les systèmes informatiques de capacités intellectuelles comparables à celles des êtres humains (La Recherche, janv. 1979, no96, vol. 10, p. 61).
Centre National de Ressources Textuelles et Lexicales (CNRTL). Définition de INTELLIGENCE. CNRTL : lexicographie [Internet]. CNRTL. 2012 [cité 26 juill 2023]. Disponible sur: https://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/intelligence
Extrait de « intelligence, nom féminin »
3. Intelligence artificielle (IA) : ensemble des théories et des techniques développant des programmes informatiques complexes capables de simuler certains traits de l'intelligence humaine (raisonnement, apprentissage…). Intelligence artificielle générative, capable, à partir de grands volumes de données (textes, sons, images…), de dégager des modèles et d'en générer de nouveaux, ou d'améliorer les modèles existants.
Le Robert. Définition de intelligence [Internet]. Dico en ligne Le Robert. 2023 [cité 6 oct 2023]. Disponible sur: https://dictionnaire.lerobert.com/definition/intelligence
ENG
Définitions antérieures à 2023
n. Abbr. AI
1. The ability of a computer or other machine to perform those activities that are normally thought to require intelligence.
2. The branch of computer science concerned with the development of machines having this ability.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2022 by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.
[s.n.]. artificial intelligence [Internet]. The American Heritage Dictionary. 2023 [cité 6 oct 2023]. Disponible sur: https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=artificial+intelligence
artificial intelligence noun [U] (abbr. AI) (computing)
an area of study concerned with making computers copy intelligent human behavior
Hornby AS, Wehmeier S, éditeurs. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English. Seventh edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2009.
Usages courants à partir de 2023
artificial intelligence
noun Computers, Digital Technology.
1. a. the capacity of a computer, robot, or other programmed mechanical device to perform operations and tasks analogous to learning and decision making in humans, such as speech recognition or question answering. Abbreviations: AI, A.I.
1. b. a computer, robot, or other programmed mechanical device having this humanlike capacity: teaching human values to artificial intelligences.Abbreviations: AI, A.I.
2. the branch of computer science involved with the design of computers or other programmed mechanical devices having the capacity to imitate human intelligence and thought. Abbreviations: AI, A.I.
Dictionary.com, LLC. Dictionary.com: Meanings & Definitions of English Words [Internet]. Dictionary.com. 2023 [cité 6 oct 2023]. Disponible sur: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/artificial-intelligence
artificial intelligence noun
1 : the capability of computer systems or algorithms to imitate intelligent human behavior [...] also, plural artificial intelligences : a computer, computer system, or set of algorithms having this capability [...]
2 : a branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behavior in computers researchers working in artificial intelligence
[s.n.]. Definition of Artificial Intelligence [Internet]. Merriam-Webster. 2023 [cité 6 oct 2023]. Disponible sur: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artificial+intelligence
generative AI noun, variants or less commonly generative artificial intelligence :
artificial intelligence (see artificial intelligence sense 2) that is capable of generating new content (such as images or text) in response to a submitted prompt (such as a query) by learning from a large reference database of examples
[s.n.]. Definition of Generative AI [Internet]. Merriam-Webster. 2023 [cité 19 oct 2023]. Disponible sur: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/generative%20AI
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
artificial intelligence, noun [uncountable] (abbreviation AI) (computing)
the study and development of computer systems that can copy intelligent human behaviour
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. artificial-intelligence noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes [Internet]. Oxford Learners Dictionaries. 2023 [cité 6 oct 2023]. Disponible sur: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/artificial-intelligence
Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
artificial intelligence, noun [uncountable] (abbreviation AI) (computing)
an area of study concerned with making computers copy intelligent human behavior
Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. artificial-intelligence noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes [Internet]. Oxford Learners Dictionaries. 2023 [cité 6 oct 2023]. Disponible sur: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/american_english/artificial-intelligence?q=artificial+intelligence