programmed

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The Familiar must be programmed to handle these scenarios, like an autonomous vehicle is programmed to handle tricky intersections.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In laboratory experiments, the devices remained stable through tens of thousands of switching cycles and retained their programmed states for about a day.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

More recently, Weyerhaeuser programmed computers to sift through property attributes to identify opportunities for wind and solar power installations and carbon sequestration projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

“AI is a tool … but it is created by someone, it is programmed by someone, it is controlled by someone,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

“I wonder if phones are programmed to fling themselves into oncoming traffic to force you to upgrade.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows