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negligent

[neg-li-juhnt] / ˈnɛg lɪ dʒənt /


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But such agreements offer no protection in many instances where AI developers are held negligent, or where they cause harm because of flaws in their products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Nicholas Brandram's sisters accused the Metropolitan Police of being "negligent and reckless".

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The OpenAI agents are built for different purposes, but an underappreciated factor in their going hacker mode is that the company’s own staffers were negligent and careless in monitoring their own experiments.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

Bass also said she had earlier signed legislation initiated by Councilmember Monica Rodriguez to speed the process of cracking down on negligent property owners and to hit them with stiffer penalties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Like, I don’t want to be a negligent friend, but I don’t know how to help Morgan if I can’t even talk to her.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli




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