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piloting

[pahy-luh-ting] / ˈpaɪ lə tɪŋ /


NOUN
aviation
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Today’s world-model startups want to create a control system that’s as versatile when piloting robots as today’s LLMs are when crafting text, from sonnets to software.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Manas Yuk, an 18-year-old Sudanese national, was sentenced to 18 months in youth detention after piloting a boat carrying 81 people - including a number of children - just days prior.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

A teenager charged over a small boat Channel crossing was allegedly piloting a "mega dinghy" carrying a record 165 migrants from France to England, the National Crime Agency has said.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

The commission is also piloting an age-verification app intended to verify whether users are over 18 if they want to access restricted online content.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

But almost everything else Ratwatte did that made that emergency landing a success fell outside the strict definition of piloting skills.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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