specifically: a sequence of computer instructions for performing a specified task that can be used repeatedly
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebFor non-sentient AI, this might be a computational subroutine built into the AI by the human developers of the AI. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2022 The Split-or-Johnson procedure contained a recursive step, in which a certain subroutine split the problem into two smaller pieces and then called itself to run again on the smaller pieces.Quanta Magazine, 14 Jan. 2017 For example, there’s a subroutine that smooths the movement of the stick figures so the dancers don’t jerk about too much, and a completely separate neural network dedicated to re-tracing the target’s face to ensure realism. James Vincent, The Verge, 26 Aug. 2018 Each agent is an autonomous subroutine that responds in reasonably human ways to other agents and the evolving disaster by switching among multiple modes of behavior—for example, panic, flight, and efforts to find family members. M. Mitchell Waldrop, Science | AAAS, 12 Apr. 2018