artificial intelligence n.
a computer program or system capable of reasoning in a manner regarded as equivalent to a human being; a sentient computer
The broader sense ‘the science of simulating intelligent behaviour in computers; the ability of a computer to emulate human consciousness’ is found from 1955 in OED.
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Edmond Hamilton
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Grag, the towering manlike giant who bore in his metal frame the strength of an army and an artificial intelligence equal to the human, rumbled a question in his deep booming voice.]
Moon of the Unforgotten in Startling Stories Jan. 120/1 -
1973
Gardner Dozois
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While the humans scurried in confusion, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) created by MIT/Bell Labs linked itself into the network of high-speed, twentieth generation computers placed at its disposal.
Chains of the Sea in R. Silverberg Chains of the Sea 83 -
1977
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George Zebrowski
The ‘mortal engines’ [in the Stanislaw Lem collection Mortal Engines] refer to artificial intelligences which…must be regarded as conscious beings after a certain level of development is reached; to program them is slavery, to destroy them is murder.
Books in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Aug. 76/1 -
1991 Locus Nov. 21/1
Its science-fictional content is certainly cyber enough: artificial intelligences reaching for true sentience.
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1995
Chris Carter
Deep Throat says the Defense Department is interested in Wilczek because he created artificial intelligence—‘a learning machine,’ that, he surmises, killed Drake as an act of self-preservation.
Truth is out There: Official Guide to The X Files The Episodes: Season 1 114 -
2006
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Brian Stableford
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You cannot imagine what a handful of renegade artificial intelligences might do to the prospects of human progress.
Plurality of Worlds in Asimov’s Science Fiction Aug. 115 -
2020
Hank Green
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‘So what are our other assets?’ Robin asked. ‘Miranda is in Val Verde right now, though it’s not easy to talk to her,’ I said. ‘Maybe we can count on her for something at some point.’ April added, ‘And we have an artificial intelligence that can inhabit a monkey. That has to count for something.’
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor 281
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antedating 1973
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Gardner Dozois
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Ben Ostrowsky submitted a 2020 cite from Hank Green.Bill Mullins submitted a 1951 cite from Edmond Hamilton, for a related sense.
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