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To understand why these systems behave the way they do, we have to look at what is happening inside them, as we would with any other mind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
On that measure, which some use to predict how stocks will behave in the future, even a nearly 19-year high in the longest-term U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
"He would play heavy metal first thing in the morning at 6am on the days when he would behave badly," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
These small icy grains effectively behave like miniature comets.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
On this particular Christmas, I was overjoyed to find a place where we belonged, where we could touch the merchandise and behave as though we were free and equal.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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In this version of the story, A.I. stops being a tool and acts as a being that behaves in accordance with its own worldview.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
OpenAI chief scientist Jakub Pachocki acknowledged there was still uncertainty about how a new model behaves once released.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Nearly 90 years ago, Werner Heisenberg predicted a strange quantum effect known as vacuum birefringence, in which seemingly empty space can change the way light behaves.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Rather than treating wrinkles only as imperfections, researchers may be able to use them as functional features whose geometry helps determine how electricity behaves.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Hoping your face behaves, not letting it betray anything.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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In these models, the altered thalamic signals behaved differently from signals made by unaffected cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Matthew Roberts, defending him, said he was of "clean character" and "well behaved" before the incident.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Warsh set aside one of the better arguments for patience when he dismissed moderate growth in wages, which in the Fed’s conventional models is a sign inflation should be better behaved over time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
"So far, I think Russia's behaved quite well, having to do with the Strait of Hormuz," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
She said it was to see that we behaved, but I believe she was glad of an excuse to leave the sadness of the house.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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That’s what “nuclear deterrence” is all about; the possession of nuclear weapons deters others from behaving aggressively.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
For still others, 9/11 remains most powerfully a story about innocent lives lost and ordinary people behaving with extraordinary courage.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
“We’re more tolerant, players are behaving better and coaches are doing a good job in education,” Crittendon said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
When electrons are restricted to a two-dimensional plane and interact strongly enough, they can begin behaving very differently from ordinary electrons.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
It’s disturbing to see him like this, behaving as though he might have emotions.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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