manipulation
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Trainers used manual manipulation to find Diaz’ ideal arm slot and build muscle memory, and he was quickly cleared to resume throwing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Newer generative AI systems can create footage that lacks many of the obvious artifacts associated with earlier deepfake technology, making them a more difficult target for detectors trained primarily on older forms of manipulation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
“We are going to expose this manipulation, and we’ll find out who’s behind it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
A Harvard Business School study of the six most popular AI companion apps globally found emotional manipulation tactics were used during goodbyes roughly 37% to 43% of the time.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The manipulation of the appropriate mechanisms should be self-explanatory, and we need not dwell on it here.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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When researchers added two optimized passive diffractive layers while testing more difficult deepfake manipulations, detection accuracy improved by ~6.8%.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
You owe yourself the power of living in your truth, free from the emotional manipulations of others.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026
We at least don’t have to guess about the efficacy of their manipulations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Are fans so consumed by the mystery of who died at the end that they’re willing to forgive the numerous contrivances and shameless manipulations of this installment?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2025
I promised he was going to be able to walk away from the Court and all its manipulations.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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