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existential

[eg-zi-sten-shuhl, ek-si-] / ˌɛg zɪˈstɛn ʃəl, ˌɛk sɪ- /


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William Blair analyst Louie DiPalma warned that large-language AI models hiring Palantir employees could pose an existential threat to the company.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

"Sufficiently advanced AI systems could, if not developed, deployed, and operated with appropriate safeguards, oversight, and security measures, pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity," Anthropic said.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Fortunately, the choice isn’t as existential as some believe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

To use one of this decade’s most overused words, the outrage seems existential.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

As described in chapter 4, many people labeled criminals describe an existential angst associated with their pariah status, an angst that casts a shadow over every aspect of their identity and social experience.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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