人工智能

• Pinyin: rén gōng zhì néng
• Hanzi breakdown: 人工 (artificial) + 智能 (intelligence) -> artificial intelligence.

Meaning

Artificial intelligence: computer systems that perform tasks associated with human intelligence.

It is the broad mainstream term covering machine learning, chatbots, computer vision, recommendation, and generative systems. It is not slangy by itself but central to current tech talk.

Examples

1. 人工智能正在改变客服和设计流程。 Artificial intelligence is changing customer service and design workflows.
2. 学人工智能不能只看热门工具。 You cannot learn artificial intelligence by only looking at trendy tools.
3. 人工智能应用要重视数据安全。 Artificial intelligence applications need to put data security first.

Usage Guide

Context: tech, workplace, education, news

Tone: neutral, mainstream

Do Say

• 人工智能可以辅助写作和分析。（Use as the broad field.）
• 人工智能不等于万能自动化。（Avoid overclaiming.）

Don't Say

• 把所有软件功能都叫人工智能。（AI implies some intelligent or learned capability.）

Common Mistakes

• Equating 人工智能 only with chatbots; it is much broader.

Origin & History

A standard Chinese translation of artificial intelligence, used in academia, industry, policy, and everyday media.

Cultural Context

Era: 2020s

Generation: All generations exposed to current media

Social background: Urban online speakers, students, and workers

Regional notes: Used across Mainland China, especially in online and casual speech.