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tinker

[ting-ker] / ˈtɪŋ kər /


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It released its first product, Tinker, a tool to help researchers train AI models, last year, and has said it aims to make AI systems that work with humans rather than operating autonomously.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

His work at MI5 and MI6 went on to inspire a further 25 books with many of them, including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Little Drummer Girl, adapted for screen.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

“In 2016, he began with the wall, … the Salvadorans, and then Mara Salvatrucha,” Tinker Salas said.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

From the concrete rooftop garden atop the Santa Monica building that houses Kelley’s production office, Tinker looked out at the hills, remembering the wall of smoke that lingered for days.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025

The wide aisles were lined with bins of nuts and dried fruit, baskets of apples, and clothing racks with tie-dyed shirts and gauzy Tinker Bell-type dresses.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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