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fooling



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“A lot of disrupters don’t even have targets, they’re just fooling around,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Then there's this, he said: AI models are getting better and better at detecting when they are being tested and might behave differently when they are actually deployed, fooling their masters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

It’s a disguise “Obsession” wears so well that it’s fooling people into thinking this perfectly adequate film marks the arrival of a new horror classic.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026

Are we fooling ourselves to think our taxes matter to our moral responsibility?

From Slate ● May 11, 2026

A car alarm on the mainland, or some obnoxious kid fooling around with an air horn.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart


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