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breakneck

[breyk-nek] / ˈbreɪkˌnɛk /


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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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