Korean slang profile

AI

An abbreviation for artificial intelligence: intelligence implemented with computers or the field studying it.

Expanded form: Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Jul 7, 2022
Documented trend period: Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
AI가 입력된 자료를 분류하는 작업을 도왔다.
AI helped classify the input material.

02Documented history

2022-07-07The 조선일보 source used the expression ‘AI’.[1]
Time unconfirmedThe 한국정보통신기술협회 source used the expression ‘AI’.[2]

03Origin & word formation

The Telecommunications Technology Association’s terminology dictionary gives AI alongside ‘Artificial Intelligence’ and ‘인공 지능’. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

AI가 기업 자금세탁·횡령 미리 잡는다… 규제로 돈버는 ‘레그테크’ 급성장 (조선일보)Published Jul 7, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
인공 지능 (한국정보통신기술협회 용어사전)Original source checked Nov 13, 2026