Ai

Ai (as a word, proper name and acronym) can refer to many things.

Technology

does not include companies or organizations
*Artificial intelligence (AI), intelligence exhibited by any manufactured system, likely the most common usage
*Adobe Illustrator .ai (file format), as the file extension for the native file format and abbreviation of this application

Television and Film

does not include companies or organizations
A.I. (film), a 2001 film directed by Steven Spielberg
American Idol (AI), the American television series
Australian Idol (AI), the Australian television series

Medicine

*Aortic insufficiency (AI), a symptom of a heart disorder
*Aromatase inhibitor (AI), one of a class of drugs used to treat cancer, in particular breast cancer
*Artificial insemination (AI), the insertion of male sperm into the female reproductive tract using artificial means other than sexual intercourse
*Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI), a genetic disorder affecting tooth development

Geography

*Ai (Bible), a place mentioned in the Bible, likely identical to the archaeological site of Et-Tell
*Anguilla (AI), as the ISO 2-letter country code
*Appenzell Innerrhoden (AI), a Swiss canton
*Ai, Ohio, a town in the U.S. state of Ohio

People

Chinese people

* Ai Siqi, philosopher and author
* Ai Qing, poet and political prisoner
* Emperor Ai of Jin, a Jin Dynasty (265-420) emperor
* Emperor Ai of Han (27 BCâ€"1 BC)
* Emperor Ai of Tang
* King Ai of Zhou
* Sima Ai, a Jin Dynasty (265-420) imperial prince
* Xie Ai, general

Japanese people

* AI (singer), (born 1981), hip hop singer
* Ai Bando, voice actress
* Ai Fukuhara, professional ping pong player
* Ai Iijima, media personality
* Ai Kago, (born 1988), pop singer
* Ai Kato, actress and model
* Ai Maeda (seiyu), voice actress
* Ai Maeda (actress), model and actress
* Ai Kawashima, pop singer
* Ai Miyazato, golf pro
* Ai Morinaga, cartoonist
* Ai Nonaka, voice actress
* Ai Orikasa, voice actress
* Ai Otsuka, (born 1982), pop singer
* Ai Shibata, professional swimmer
* Ai Shimizu, voice actress
* Ai Sugiyama, professional tennis player
* Ai Takahashi, (born 1986), pop singer
* Ai Yazawa, cartoonist

Other non-fictional people

* Ai (poet) (born 1947), American poet
* Merneferre Ai, an Ancient Egyptian ruler of the thirteenth dynasty of Egypt.
* Allen Iverson (born 1975) American NBA basketball player

Mythical and fictional people

* Ai Amano, the main character in the manga and anime series Video Girl Ai
* Ai Haibara a.k.a. Shiho Miyano, a character in Case Closed (Detective Conan)
* Ai Mori, a character in The Law of Ueki
* Ai Tanabe, a character in Planetes
* Ai Yazawa, a character in Battle Royale II: Requiem
* Ai Toyon, the Yakut god of light, usually depicted as an eagle perched atop the "world tree".
* Aikanaka, a character in Hawaiian myth
*"Princess Ai", a character based on Courtney Love in the manga of the same name.

Organizations

*Air India (AI) (IATA airline designator)
*The American Interest (AI), a quarterly publication on international affairs
*Amnesty International (AI), an international non-governmental organization
*The Art Institutes (AI), a system of educational institutions
*Artificial Intelligence (comedy troupe), creators of Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding

Other

*Action item, an item discussed in a meeting that requires further action or work
*Ai (animal), a three-toed sloth
*Ai (chimpanzee), a female chimp famous for showing surprising numerical capability.
*Air interdiction (AI), a military capability
Annals of Inisfallen (AI), a chronicle of the medieval history of Ireland
*Aoi Mac Ollamain (Ai), the Celtic god of poetry as an alternative first name and name abbreviation
Artificial Intelligence (series) (AI), a musical album series by Warp Records
*Love (Ai) in the sense of "universal love" as developed by the Chinese philosopher Mozi
*American Idiot (AI), 2004 album by the band Green Day
*Alexis I. duPont High School, referred to as AI
*Associate Instructor, usually referred to as AI, used by some universities instead of Teaching assistant

See also

*Ay, a pharaoh of ancient Egypt (which can also appear as Ai)
*�i, the husband of Edda and putative ancestor of the thralls or serfs in the Norse eddic poem Rígthula
*.ai (the ccTLD for Anguilla).