behave
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Ahead of OpenAI's blog post detailing the issue, some social media users flagged a strange detail among lines of code instructing the company's coding assistant Codex how to behave in user interactions.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The surrogate teaches the pup to groom, forage, and behave like a wild otter, Long said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
But in conservation, animals can’t be randomly assigned to groups in the wild and told how to behave.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
But we don’t need a study group to tell Americans how to behave.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
“You will stay behind this time. I’ve already arranged it with Mrs. Wigginbottom. She will watch after you while I am gone, for a fee, of course. I trust you will behave yourself.”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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