programmed
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AI agents are essentially AI chatbots that are programmed to operate somewhat autonomously.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Next up is a driverless Caterpillar compactor with spiked steel wheels that will run over a programmed course, flattening fresh layers of refuse to make way for additional waste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
He’s like, “I just can’t watch shows with commercials anymore” — as people are programmed now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Unlike the 2019 GPT-2 paper, this fearmongering has broken through in a remarkable way, prompting the public to panic over stories about programmed “agents” from the aforementioned firms hacking into other companies’ infrastructure.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
The latter willingness is one so strongly programmed into us citizens of modern states, by our schools and churches and governments, that we forget what a radical break it marks with previous human history.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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