torture
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The young man was part of a loose network called the Zizians: self-proclaimed rationalists who believe a misaligned AI superintelligence could one day torture humanity the way factory farms torture animals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Al Amin says he and his wife still torture themselves, thinking that their daughter may have picked up the virus in the hospital.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
“When you submit a video, you dwell on what you should have done or what you didn’t think of in the moment. You torture yourself — at least I do.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
If you tell people to torture themselves by listening to their baby cry instead of soothing her, there’s a reasonable possibility that they will report some benefits to the method even if there aren’t any.
From Slate • May 3, 2026
I’ve tried to take cold showers and they’re wonderful when they’re over, but during the process they feel like some form of animal torture.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
Vocabulary lists containing torture
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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