goblin
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The rare, and many say ugly, goblin shark is seen alive for the first time.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 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
That prompted OpenAI to publish new instructions for its coding tool to limit goblin mentions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Anyone who’s ever felt like an oddball or unappreciated genius will identify with the misfit Mitchells and their pet Monchi, who appears to be more goblin than dog.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025
The night before Magister Brangwain Spurge was shot across the Bonecruel Mountains, Werfel the Archivist, goblin historian at the Court of the Mighty Ghohg, lay in bed under heaped blankets, unable to sleep.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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