Virtual intelligence
- Commonly referred to as VI
- As distinguished from artificial intelligence
- Space between VI and AI is vague and ill-defined, often requiring extended research and interaction to distinguish between highly advanced VI and newborn AI (DS9 Novel: The Long Mirage)
- Simulated intelligent agents provided for user interaction in various domains
- Often equipped with minimal situational learning faculties as needed for specific applications
- Most common implementations include direct verbal computer interaction and holodeck characters
- Term not used within actual sources, but commonly used within this site to distinguish AI from intelligence-simulating entities