outthink
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OpenAI was founded to pursue artificial general intelligence, broadly defined as being able to outthink humans at almost all tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
Fedora on head, bullwhip in hand, mind racing a mile a minute to outthink hot-on-his-heels pursuers, he’s very much the Indy of old.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
“If you keep your mental game, you’ll get close. I’m not going to outhit and outputt them, but I can outthink them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2023
It was fun watching the Richmond coaching staff trying to figure out how to outthink how Nate would inevitably outthink them.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
The important thing was to outthink the enemy, find his weakness, let him have his moment of exultation.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
And Guenevere is now a strategic helpmate, periodically outthinking her husband.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
He is an almost legendary figure in American and Western popular culture as some type of super-spy and KGB killer who is always playing 3-D chess and outthinking his opponents.
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2022
“Just being able to be patient and outthinking guys and just playing at your own speed is vital for me.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 15, 2017
Goffin, 25, with a slight build and unflashy style, wins matches by outthinking his opponents and keeping a cool head when adversity hits.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2016
Not too easy—he must feel he is outthinking you.
From The K-Factor by Harry Harrison
"He wasn't just knocked out - he was outboxed, outthought and outfought and, ultimately, bullied by the stronger, younger, fitter guy," said former world champion Barry Jones on the 5 Live Boxing podcast.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2024
In the end, Ms. Markle outthought us all.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2018
“They outworked us, the outplayed us, they outthought us. Whatever adjective you want to use, they did it to us tonight.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 23, 2018
Watford outfought and outthought a vulnerable Everton side to take all three points on a dank December lunchtime.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 10, 2016
Lee outthought Hooker, even though he knew far less about Hooker’s army than Hooker knew about his.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
