disturbing

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Virtually every AI super-brain created has been shown to lie, deceive, and in general behave in disturbing and unethical ways when put in the right conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

While the conversation first focused on the game, the messages became a lot more disturbing.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

"The impact of this shock is already baked in, even if the war stops today, this five-plus weeks of missing supplies of oil and gas, they are already disturbing economies," she said.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The influx of nutrients from the landslide may have supported these communities, while the release of toxic sulfur compounds could have discouraged other marine life from disturbing them.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Anyway, it had been the young blond woman who'd wound up with the most disturbing story.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris