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Artificial intelligence, often shortenedshorten (verb)Made briefer, often by using fewer letters or words.≈ Synonym: abbreviated🇺🇿UZ: qisqartirilgan🇷🇺RU: сокращённый to AI, is a type of technologytechnology (noun)Scientific knowledge used to build machines and tools.≈ Synonym: tech, machinery/knowledge🇺🇿UZ: texnologiya🇷🇺RU: технология that allows computers to perform taskstask (noun)Pieces of work that need to be done.≈ Synonym: jobs, duties🇺🇿UZ: vazifalar🇷🇺RU: задачи that usually require human thinking. This includes recognizingrecognize (verb)Identifying or understanding what something is.≈ Synonym: identifying🇺🇿UZ: tanish🇷🇺RU: распознавание speech, understanding language, and making decisions based on information. AI is not a new idea — scientists have studied it for decadesdecade (noun)Periods of ten years.≈ Synonym: periods of ten years🇺🇿UZ: o'nlab yillar🇷🇺RU: десятилетия — but recent advancesadvance (noun)Improvements or progress in something, such as technology.≈ Synonym: progress, improvements🇺🇿UZ: yutuqlar, taraqqiyot🇷🇺RU: достижения, прогресс in computer power have made it far more useful and common in everyday life.
One of the most familiarfamiliar (adj)Well known; easy to recognize because you have seen it before.≈ Synonym: well-known🇺🇿UZ: tanish🇷🇺RU: знакомый examples of AI is the virtual assistantvirtual assistantA computer program that helps a person by voice, such as answering questions.≈ Synonym: AI helper program🇺🇿UZ: virtual yordamchi🇷🇺RU: виртуальный помощник found on many phones and smart speakers. These assistants can answer questions, set remindersreminder (noun)Messages or alerts that help someone remember something.≈ Synonym: alerts🇺🇿UZ: eslatmalar🇷🇺RU: напоминания, and control devicesdevice (noun)Machines or tools made for a particular purpose, such as a phone or speaker.≈ Synonym: gadgets, machines🇺🇿UZ: qurilmalar🇷🇺RU: устройства around the house simply by listening to spoken commandsspoken commandsInstructions given out loud, using the voice.≈ Synonym: voice instructions🇺🇿UZ: ovozli buyruqlar🇷🇺RU: голосовые команды. Behind the scenes, the assistant analyzesanalyze (verb)Examines something carefully to understand it.≈ Synonym: examines closely🇺🇿UZ: tahlil qiladi🇷🇺RU: анализирует the sound of your voice, turns it into text, and searches for the best response, all within a few seconds.
AI is also widely used to recommendrecommend (verb)To suggest that something is good or suitable for someone.≈ Synonym: to suggest🇺🇿UZ: tavsiya qilmoq🇷🇺RU: рекомендовать things we might like. Streaming servicesstreaming serviceOnline companies that let people watch shows or listen to music over the internet.≈ Synonym: online video/music platforms🇺🇿UZ: striming xizmatlari🇷🇺RU: стриминговые сервисы suggest movies based on what we have already watched, and online shops recommend products based on our past purchasespurchase (noun)Things that a person has bought.≈ Synonym: things bought🇺🇿UZ: xaridlar🇷🇺RU: покупки. These systems study huge amounts of data to notice patternspattern (noun)Regular ways in which something happens or is repeated.≈ Synonym: regular trends🇺🇿UZ: naqshlar, andozalar🇷🇺RU: закономерности in behavior, and then they predictpredict (verb)To say what will happen in the future based on information.≈ Synonym: to forecast🇺🇿UZ: bashorat qilmoq🇷🇺RU: предсказывать what a person is likely to want next.
Despite its usefulness, AI raises real concerns. Some people worry that AI systems might take overtake over (phrasal verb)To start doing a job or task that someone else used to do.≈ Synonym: to replace, to seize control of🇺🇿UZ: egallab olmoq🇷🇺RU: заменить, взять на себя jobs currently done by humans, especially repetitive tasksrepetitive tasksJobs that involve doing the same action again and again.≈ Synonym: repeated, routine jobs🇺🇿UZ: takrorlanuvchi vazifalar🇷🇺RU: повторяющиеся задачи in factories or offices. Others are concernedconcerned (adj)Worried about something.≈ Synonym: worried🇺🇿UZ: tashvishlangan🇷🇺RU: обеспокоенный about privacy, since AI often needs large amounts of personal data to work well. There are also questions about whether AI can make unfair or biasedbiased (adj)Unfairly favoring one side or opinion over another.≈ Synonym: unfair, one-sided🇺🇿UZ: xolis bo'lmagan🇷🇺RU: предвзятый decisions if it is trained on flawedflawed (adj)Having mistakes or weaknesses.≈ Synonym: imperfect, faulty🇺🇿UZ: kamchilikli🇷🇺RU: несовершенный, с недостатками information.
Even with these concerns, most expertsexpert (noun)People who have a lot of knowledge or skill in a subject.≈ Synonym: specialists🇺🇿UZ: mutaxassislar🇷🇺RU: эксперты agree that artificial intelligence will keep expandingexpand (verb)Growing larger or spreading into new areas.≈ Synonym: growing, spreading🇺🇿UZ: kengaymoqda🇷🇺RU: расширяется into new areas, from healthcarehealthcare (noun)The system of caring for people's health, including hospitals and doctors.≈ Synonym: medical care🇺🇿UZ: sog'liqni saqlash🇷🇺RU: здравоохранение to transportationtransportation (noun)Systems used to move people or goods from one place to another.≈ Synonym: transport systems🇺🇿UZ: transport🇷🇺RU: транспорт. The key challenge going forward is making sure this powerful technology is developed responsiblyresponsibly (adv)In a careful and sensible way, considering the effects on others.≈ Synonym: carefully, sensibly🇺🇿UZ: mas'uliyat bilan🇷🇺RU: ответственно, so that it benefitsbenefit (verb)Helps or brings a positive result to someone or something.≈ Synonym: helps, gives advantage🇺🇿UZ: foyda keltiradi🇷🇺RU: приносит пользу societysociety (noun)All the people who live together in a country or community.≈ Synonym: the community, the public🇺🇿UZ: jamiyat🇷🇺RU: общество while keeping risks under control.