programmed
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Early on, he took an interest in computers, and, he said, in high school programmed custom real estate software for his uncles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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
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
The excess immune cells can then die through apoptosis, a controlled form of programmed cell death that allows the body to remove unneeded, damaged or cancerous cells without causing inflammation or harming nearby tissue.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
The label seems to have unpleasant connotations, such as that human creativity counts for nothing, or that we humans are passive robots helplessly programmed by climate, fauna, and flora.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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