outsmart
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An A.I. that can refine its own code—what experts call recursive self-improvement—could also outsmart human efforts to control it.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
We also delve into the divorce memoir sending women to their financial advisers, how to outsmart AI productivity trackers and the sleepy Portuguese beach town that might not stay that way for long.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Grace and Faith must work together, using their namesake virtues to outsmart the scoundrels and stay alive, and to say it’s far less effective than it was seven years ago is an understatement.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
Darnold is long overdue for another stinker, and it will happen here against a Mike Vrabel-coached defense that will simply outsmart him and defensive-minded Seahawks’ coach Mike Macdonald.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
“Remember, he’s fighting us. He’s on his guard. The only way we can catch him is to outsmart him—and, within his limitations, he can think much more quickly than a human being.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
“Maybe that’s post-AGI, once we’ve achieved the mission,” he said, referring to the moment when AI outsmarts humans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Like “Red Eye,” “Drop” is a brisk and breathtaking thriller where the woman outsmarts her persecutor at every turn, despite her past traumas.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2025
Napoleon outsmarts the Austrian army in 1805 by luring fighters onto a snow-covered frozen lake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
He’s a drop-back passer with underrated pocket mobility, perfect mechanics and he simply outsmarts everyone else on the field.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2018
This month, the novel Dahl eventually published, about a 5-year-old genius with telekinetic powers who outsmarts her nincompoop parents and repugnant headmistress, celebrates its 25 anniversary.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2013
Italian banker Andrea Orcel did something few thought possible: He outsmarted the Germans on their home turf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
It’s a macroeconomic version of the pain described by the Moneyist reader, and others like him, who believe that they are being outsmarted and out-earned by their neighbors at every turn.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
In Sudan’s case, she has outsmarted the risk of succumbing to tradition, and the freedom has raised and mellowed all stakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025
No, he outsmarted him in periods over 24 rounds.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2023
Because I outsmarted his sadistic Hunger Games, made the Capitol look foolish, and consequently undermined his control.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
The idea that it feels like you are outsmarting other men could be part of the appeal, too.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
In “Saatapiaq,” by Terrie Kusugak, a man tries to escape his fate by outsmarting an ijiraq, a shapeshifting creature from Inuit lore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
With consistent effort and a commitment to outsmarting identity thieves, you can significantly reduce your risk and safeguard your financial and emotional well-being.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2024
In 2018, the IDF boasted that its “machines are outsmarting humans.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
It's not just having the arrows or outsmarting the Careers a few times, although those things help.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
