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counterproductive

[kaun-ter-pruh-duhk-tiv] / ˌkaʊn tər prəˈdʌk tɪv /










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"If you're an athlete and you lose muscle mass, that may be very counterproductive for what you're trying to achieve," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Generative AI can synthesize and extrapolate in valuable ways, but it also can produce wrong answers or take on tasks that educators would see as inappropriate or counterproductive — such as writing papers for students.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

I asked Patrick where “enhancing” posts gets counterproductive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

But Google's Karen Massin warns of "regulatory complexity" that could prove counterproductive, and "risks confusing the people these rules are meant to help".

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

So they wheeze along, out-of-date and sometimes counterproductive, but a necessary consequence of our evolution.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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