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
In a blog post, Google CEO Sundar Puchai predicted the technology underlying Gemini Advanced will be able to outthink even the smartest people when tackling many complex topics.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
To free herself from the trap Eccles has set for her, Tessa must do what she does best: Use her brain power to outthink her predatory thesis adviser.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2021
This was a collection of women blasting ball after ball after ball, mostly trying to pummel opponents into submission rather than outthink them.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
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
Let me spoil it for you: Ashe prevailed, outplaying and outthinking Connors to become the first African American man to win Wimbledon.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
“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
Not too easy—he must feel he is outthinking you.
From The K-Factor by Harrison, Harry
"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
Guardiola v Bielsa may be a meeting of minds, but if the twin obsessives have been accused of overthinking things, the early evidence was that the Catalan outthought the Argentinian.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 3, 2020
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
Lee outthought Hooker, even though he knew far less about Hooker’s army than Hooker knew about his.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
