programmed
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"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
Bosses often struggle to get honest feedback from direct reports, who are “psychologically programmed to reassure” them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Hyodol can converse using ChatGPT, but is also programmed with scripts based on Kim's real-life interviews.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
As part of her treatment, Price programmed a soft, continuous sound into Bianco's hearing aid.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
The computers controlling the Friendship 7 flight had been programmed with an incalculable number of equations that would control the capsule’s trajectory from the time it lifted off at Cape Canaveral until it splashed down.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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