Artificial intelligence

From Styleguide

artificial intelligence

A set of computer algorithms designed to make computer- controlled characters exhibit the behaviors of human-controlled characters.

Can be used on its own as a noun, or as an adjective to describe an algorithm or routine in technical contexts. AI acceptable after first reference.

Example: Players will appreciate the game’s advanced artificial intelligence once they see opposing enemies duck behind barrels to avoid gunfire. The developers said the AI took more than a year to program.

Also see: bot.