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autonomously

[aw-ton-uh-muhs-lee] / ɔˈtɒn ə məs li /


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This year, it bought Hyper, a platform backed by OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman that uses AI agents to autonomously execute expense-management tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Using AI to autonomously operate automobiles, trucks, and drones, as well as other industrial automation initiatives, represent a $400 billion market opportunity by increasing equipment uptime while reducing training and operating costs,” they said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

It can autonomously recognize objects, track them, navigate and select potential targets.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

Hugging Face, a platform for AI developers, more recently rose to prominence after it admitted to being hacked by AI agents, or AI bots that operate somewhat autonomously, that came out of OpenAI.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

But a DNA double helix cannot autonomously make a copy of itself; otherwise, it might replicate without self-control.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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