outsmart

An A.I. that can refine its own code—what experts call recursive self-improvement—could also outsmart human efforts to control it.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

“This story may outlast me,” she wrote. “but it’s not going to outlast or outsmart that little girl.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

While working his way back home, he’s forced to outsmart a vicious beast at close quarters, and he takes up residence with a suitor.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

A new video series documents Silicon Valley’s most powerful billionaires as they try to outsmart each other in a classic “social deduction” game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

“And I could outsmart you with one brain tied behind mine!”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

“Maybe that’s post-AGI, once we’ve achieved the mission,” he said, referring to the moment when AI outsmarts humans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

Like “Red Eye,” “Drop” is a brisk and breathtaking thriller where the woman outsmarts her persecutor at every turn, despite her past traumas.

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2025

Napoleon outsmarts the Austrian army in 1805 by luring fighters onto a snow-covered frozen lake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024

He’s a drop-back passer with underrated pocket mobility, perfect mechanics and he simply outsmarts everyone else on the field.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2018

He leaks to them and outsmarts them, but when the British series portrayed the press it was covering the whip-turned-prime minister with hostile snark.

From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2014

Italian banker Andrea Orcel did something few thought possible: He outsmarted the Germans on their home turf.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

"It was a challenging beast to contain as it outsmarted us when trying to contain it into a smaller space to capture it," said Craig.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

Here’s how I outsmarted lifestyle creep: I knew I couldn’t trust myself with extra income when I landed my first job out of graduate school.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

In Sudan’s case, she has outsmarted the risk of succumbing to tradition, and the freedom has raised and mellowed all stakes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025

Olka outsmarted impossible until she graduated from high school.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Mr. O’Connor’s Daniel has a strange affinity with otherworldly contact and a facility for outsmarting the smartest people in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

"It's classic 80s adventure fare, in the best way: kids outsmarting adults, lashings of humour and a surprising amount of heart," the Standard's Vicky Jessop gushed.

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025

"Dumb Money" depicts working class people outsmarting some of the richest financial minds and companies in the country.

From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2023

In 2018, the IDF boasted that its “machines are outsmarting humans.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2023

Funny, in the arena, when I poured out those berries, I was only thinking of outsmarting the Gamemakers, not how my actions would reflect on the Capitol.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins