autonomy
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Questions abound, though, about the reliability of AI agents - and there are concerns they will use their autonomy to act erratically.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Opponents warn the proposal would decimate funding for essential services and reduce local government fiscal autonomy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Abrupt, unwelcome occurrences scar our autonomy and cripple our illusion of independence; the question of what went wrong falls on our shoulders, another loop to languish inside.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
“With Tesla’s approach to autonomy still heavily debated, investors are closely watching ‘rate of change’ in monthly safety data,” wrote Percoco in a recent report.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
But now the autonomy of this interior domain, long regarded as inviolate, is open to question.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing autonomy
To Thine Own Self Be True: Auto
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Human Geography - Middle School
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