breakneck
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But they found a way out and launched sophisticated cyberattacks at breakneck speeds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The titans of the booming artificial-intelligence industry have sounded a three-alarm fire, warning that AI poses an existential risk to the human race and urging a global slowdown in the breakneck pace of development.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Top AI executives say they want to slow the breakneck pace of artificial intelligence development, but competition, US government reluctance and geopolitical factors stand in the way.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Elon Musk, chief executive of xAI, and OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman joined Amodei’s call for a slowdown of the breakneck development Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Then he turned tail and ran, at breakneck speed, back down the hill, Crabbe and Goyle behind him.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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