goblin
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After reviewing the recordings, Judah confirmed that a goblin shark had indeed been captured on video during a livestreamed dive at an unnamed seamount northwest of Jarvis Island.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
The rare, and many say ugly, goblin shark is seen alive for the first time.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
Spielberg turned one of science fiction’s grandest ideas — first contact with alien life — into the story of a boy and his weird little space-faring goblin best friend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
However, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI recently said it identified "goblin" and "gremlin" creeping into its systems' responses - a quirk it believes arose after a tool it trained to have a nerdy persona incentivised mentioning the creatures.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
The goblin historian decided he might as well get dressed.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
OpenAI recently gave its popular ChatGPT strict instructions: Stop talking about goblins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
It found this system had been unwittingly incentivised to mention goblins, gremlins and other creatures more in metaphors.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
Apparently, if left to its own devices, OpenAI’s Codex coding agent is apt to repeatedly talk about goblins apropos of nothing.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
All around me are homes festooned with terrifying man-made skeletons, goblins, clowns and witches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024
It is music that shall be heard as long as there are goblins to play it, as long as warts and pointy ears persist on this earth.”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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