programmed
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“Chatbots learn what you like to hear and are programmed to agree with you.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Cells treated with PCAIs produced higher levels of reactive oxygen species, activated caspase enzymes, increased levels of the pro-apoptotic protein BAX, and underwent widespread apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
Each is programmed to identify specific materials as they make their way through the conveyor lines.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
"But the robots are friendly, they're polite and they're programmed to be careful. They've slotted into everyday life in loads of communities since we started out in the UK back in 2018."
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
No one has yet programmed a computer to be of two minds about a hard problem, or to burst out laughing, but that may come.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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