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After reviewing the recordings, Judah confirmed that a goblin shark had indeed been captured on video during a livestreamed dive at an unnamed seamount northwest of Jarvis Island.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

The rare, and many say ugly, goblin shark is seen alive for the first time.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026

Spielberg turned one of science fiction’s grandest ideas — first contact with alien life — into the story of a boy and his weird little space-faring goblin best friend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

However, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI recently said it identified "goblin" and "gremlin" creeping into its systems' responses - a quirk it believes arose after a tool it trained to have a nerdy persona incentivised mentioning the creatures.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

“He does not always seem...appreciative of our hospitality and the richness of goblin culture. He is anxious to fulfill his duty and give his gemstone gift to the Outworlder Ghohg.”

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

OpenAI said that for the bot’s “nerdy” personality, which was designed to dial up the playful language, mentions of goblins in its GPT-5.4 model increased 3,881% from a previous version.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Alongside telling it to avoid platitudes, it said Codex should "never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant to the user's query".

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

Apparently, if left to its own devices, OpenAI’s Codex coding agent is apt to repeatedly talk about goblins apropos of nothing.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

All around me are homes festooned with terrifying man-made skeletons, goblins, clowns and witches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024

After all, the goblins knew as well as anyone that palms could be awfully dangerous in the wrong hands, so to speak.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley