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synthetic

[sin-thet-ik] / sɪnˈθɛt ɪk /


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Even 2001’s “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” eventually reveals itself as a kind of inverted first-contact story, with humanity becoming the vanished civilization studied by synthetic descendants of the machines.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“What we are effectively doing is onboarding millions of synthetic employees and giving them access to corporate systems, data and workflows.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Microsoft also unveiled other in-house models for generating images, transcribing audio, creating synthetic voices and coding.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Even so, Arrington said using organic poultry litter has put him in a better position to deal with the rise in prices for synthetic fertilizers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

"It's not real flame, of course, just a little synthetic fire Portia and I came up with. You'll be perfectly safe," he says.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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