incentive
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“Labs face significant liability if their models cause harm, so they have a strong incentive to prevent this as well,” wrote the Meta chief.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
"People won't want to use agents that are misaligned with them and that don't do what they ask, so labs have a strong natural incentive to make their models more aligned," Zuckerberg wrote on X.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
At one hearing, Conservative MP Kit Malthouse asked if companies were "dragging their feet" due to "a very strong commercial incentive".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
If the incentive took effect Jan. 1, 2027, U.S. production spending would reach $277.5 billion through 2035, the study said, compared with $152.2 billion without it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Whatever the incentive, whatever the situation, dishonest people will try to gain an advantage by whatever means necessary.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Other incentives locations offer potential new residents are complementary cinema tickets, restaurant vouchers, and even free bottles of wine.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Relocating from Los Angeles would allow Ellison’s cash-hungry media company to qualify for lucrative tax incentives offered by another state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
When asked by Fortune about the risk of human extinction, Altman said: "We all have a tremendous amount of responsibility, and cannot let egos or incentives for profit or anything else get in the way."
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
“The economics for building data centers in the U.S. have gotten worse as tax incentives go away and are replaced by local municipalities demanding concessions from data center operators,” D.A.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
So through a complicated, haphazard, and constantly readjusted web of economic, social, and moral incentives, modern society does its best to militate against crime.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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