ill-defined

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Researchers called the terms ill-defined and said they aren’t used in international counterterrorism work.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

“The role is ill-defined by design,” said Kanekar, whose advisory business has seen a surge of interest from organizations looking to replicate the Palantir model over the past six months.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

According to reports, these include OpenAI going public or achieving artificial general intelligence, a sometimes ill-defined standard of AI capability that more closely matches human-level ability.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Her then-presidential candidacy quickly fell flat as she failed to distinguish herself in a crowded Democratic field and her campaign was hobbled by staff infighting and ill-defined messaging.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2024

With a slight push, a slip over some ill-defined edge, I could turn into a bag lady.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood