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peril

[per-uhl] / ˈpɛr əl /


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An AI safety researcher has quit US firm Anthropic with a cryptic warning that the "world is in peril".

From BBC

Thomas said there was "increasing peril" in the sector that he has worked in for 40 years.

From BBC

Newcastle plunged Thomas Frank's future as Tottenham boss into serious peril by winning 2-1 in north London on Tuesday to inflict another damaging home defeat on the Dane.

From Barron's

There is no doubting the "peril" he was in, nor that Labour MPs "looked over the precipice" and considered ditching the prime minister.

From BBC

The average Super Bowl viewer may not know about the light-blue flag, or understand the words behind the heartbreaking song about the perils of being a colony.

From Los Angeles Times