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And as researchers work to build safeguards, AI has shown, in some scenarios, a willingness and capacity to subvert human authority.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

It was in part to this fear that George Mason referred when he insisted at the Constitutional Convention that any definition of impeachable conduct must cover “attempts to subvert the Constitution.”

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

"But there is this small minority - and it is a small minority - who have always set about trying to subvert the system and cheat," he added.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Critics of the bills say they subvert the rights of local communities.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026

“However, the Oakland Police Department cannot comment on pending investigations, nor can it subvert the rule of law in this city.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

The plot is simultaneously ingenious, preposterous and, in its ultimate phantasmagorical effect, not unlike Mr. Holland’s account of the reality Mr. Boyne so wantonly subverts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

First, AI subverts the tech giants’ economies of scale by lowering the relatively high fixed costs of writing software, which had served as a protective moat for these companies.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

“Misericordia” subverts the long-held idea that gay coming-home movies equate to weepy melodramas.

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2025

But more often it supports rather than subverts the reality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025

The first sentence, which says that most Internet users go to news sites in their own country, subverts its attempt to express a resemblance relation in three ways.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

They say that "subverted Scott's ability to make sound decisions, isolated him from family members who urged him to seek medical care, and convinced him that seeking medical attention was unnecessary and even potentially lethal".

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

As the Gilded Age rolled on, one female game designer subverted the script.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

The stakes in Season 1 were very clear — get Ellie to where she can be used to make a cure — even if they were subverted in the end.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2025

Some collaborated, some left, some resisted, some subverted and some just tried to get by.

From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2025

They'd lied to us and subverted the judicial process.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

As one editor explained, the opaqueness of these decisions allows for “plausible deniability” at any point in the chain—from publicists to indie bookstore employees—even as various parties might be deliberately subverting a book’s prospects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

In short, City effectively stand accused of subverting Premier League rules that clubs had agreed to comply with, and of distorting the competition over multiple seasons.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

D’Aquino’s defense: She had been slyly subverting the propaganda machine the whole time, entertaining Americans with facetious language no one could take seriously and introducing upbeat American music the GIs actually loved.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

Redford, the picture of a classic cowboy and blonde heartthrob, was no stranger to subverting expectations in his work onscreen.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2025

Cool things going on with subverting trad, ideas of femininity etc.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner