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misuse

[mis-yoos, mis-yooz] / mɪsˈyus, mɪsˈyuz /




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It means more pressure on the former prince over claims that he misused his public role by giving official information to private associates, at a time when he was serving as the UK's trade envoy.

From BBC

In particular, it has focused on preventing those it believes are posed by more advanced frontier systems, such as them becoming misaligned with human values, misused in areas such as conflict or too powerful.

From BBC

To counter such misuse, he says, authorities will need to fight fire with fire, developing AI models that detect crime by auditing users’ tax returns, for example.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because police have a monopoly on violence in their communities, the stakes of technological misuse can encompass life and death.

From Salon

Expressing his "disappointment over what happened", Reina said "images of sacred art and Christian tradition cannot be misused or exploited".

From BBC