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Open AI models are, by definition, harder to control, as users can alter their parameters -- potentially for malicious purposes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

The reality is by having a higher age rating than Spider-Man, it is by definition reducing the amount of people who can buy the game.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Regardless, if it doesn’t exceed the recent highs in two more days, that will be a buy signal by definition.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

In other words, he seems to think that if the facility is enriching uranium at all, it is by definition military—i.e., its purpose is to build nuclear weapons.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026

It was like Timbuktu, by definition a place permanently far away.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel


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