programmed
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Andy Davidson was 22 when the game he programmed, partly in his last years at Bournemouth School, first hit the shelves.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
After Lisa Moore’s cancer treatments stopped working, the 64-year-old enrolled in a study to try out a new type of drug, one that is programmed to go after disease in cells in a novel way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
On the surface, it seems like harmless video game humor, and I’m sure we’ve all had encounters with actual humans that resembled interacting with tautological machines programmed with limited responses.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
The episode heightened concerns about the AI industry's increased use of AI agents, systems programmed to take multi-step actions without human supervision.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Then, following a set of instructions I’d programmed into it, the little droid used its clawlike index finger to enter a series of commands on the device’s control panel.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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