English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Ai Pronunciation
Ai is pronounced AY-EYE, IPA /ˈaɪ/.
AY-EYE
US /ˈaɪ/ · UK /ˌeɪˈaɪ/
Syllables: AY · EYE (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (an initialism): Short for artificial intelligence, the branch of computing that builds machines able to perform tasks that used to need a person.
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Ai in a Sentence
- The company put an AI team together last year.
- Most of the tools we use now have some AI in them.
- She writes about AI policy for a weekly paper.
Common Mispronunciations of Ai
Not AY
Sound both letters in turn, A then I, because this is an initialism and not a word. Saying only the first leaves the listener waiting.
Not AH-ee
The second letter is the full name of the letter I, which rhymes with eye and pie.
Tip: Written as a lower-case word, ai is also the name of the three-toed sloth, and that one is said simply EYE.
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