programmed
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Researchers found that increasing Menin helped protect cultured hippocampal cells against inflammation and a form of programmed cell death triggered by exposure to the stress hormone corticosterone.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
On the surface, it seems like harmless video game humor, and I’m sure we’ve all had encounters with actual humans that resembled interacting with tautological machines programmed with limited responses.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Machines programmed to sort merchandise in warehouses hit kinks with cardboard boxes and turkeys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The episode heightened concerns about the AI industry's increased use of AI agents, systems programmed to take multi-step actions without human supervision.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Each plant population becomes genetically programmed, through natural selection, to respond appropriately to signals of the seasonal regime under which it has evolved.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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