imprecise
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As ever with AI, using imprecise instructions can end in tears.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Critics say targeting the delivery system is an imprecise solution that risks broader consequences.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
That led to the earliest forms of chemotherapy in the 1940s, which were toxic and imprecise, but for the first time capable of shrinking tumors and occasionally extending life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
The microbe, Methanosarcina acetivorans, appears to function normally despite this flexible interpretation, demonstrating that life can operate with a slightly imprecise code.
From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026
Clara’s instructions to the driver were rather imprecise.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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