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headlong

[hed-lawng, -long] / ˈhɛdˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /


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Expectations for a deal that establishes guardrails on AI are low on both sides, which continue to drive a headlong race toward potentially unfathomable intelligence capabilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

The stock-market rally has run headlong into a series of challenges—some new, and some familiar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Some argue a headlong commercial race will inevitably incentivize companies to cut corners on safety.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

But the race to deploy AI agents is running headlong into a scramble for the chips and energy needed to power them.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

There are not yet any obvious signs of extraterrestrial intelligence and this makes us wonder whether civilizations like ours always rush implacably, headlong, toward self-destruction.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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