diffusion

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Unlike surround-sound in movie theaters which pinpoints directionality, the result here was diffusion — not eavesdropping but pure immersion.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

“The U.S. is focused on achieving AGI, while China is focused on diffusion and applications of AI into the rest of their economy — manufacturing, humanoid robotics, all aspects of the internet of things.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

However, the new findings clearly show that oxygen diffusion within flight muscle tracheoles is not the limiting factor.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

Its open-source approach has galvanised the country's AI industry and accelerated the global diffusion of Chinese models.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Let us now summarize how variations in these three factors—time of onset of food production, barriers to diffusion, and human population size—led straightforwardly to the observed intercontinental differences in the development of technology.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond