negatives

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In policing, an AI system must balance false positives, where the system flags a threat that does not exist, and false negatives, where it fails to detect a real danger.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

In a note to clients late on Wednesday, Truist’s Will Stein listed Musk’s “HW3 capitulation” as one of the negatives coming out of the Tesla call.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

But for many, Brady's achievements at West Ham are far outweighed by the negatives that surround the stadium move.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

It says negatives are the low quality of earnings, weak cash flow, and a miss on Community Pharmacy margins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

A half-dozen film negatives curled up around it like dead leaves.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin