potential
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He left OpenAI because he felt the Sam Altman-led company was not taking the technology's potential and dangers seriously enough.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
And one of the most often-discussed potential growth opportunities for the industry, humanoid household servants, is at least 10 to 20 years away, Hurst said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The U.S. dollar rose and gold fell on Tuesday, as the potential for higher interest rates strengthened the greenback and pressured the yellow metal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The California attorney general in February opened a civil rights investigation into potential disparities in the fire response, looking particularly at delays in evacuation alerts and resource allocation between west and east Altadena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
“A factory cannot run without a firm hand. You cannot show weakness. For a business to operate at its fullest potential, everything must be in top order.”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
He said a UK-wide position was needed around the "appropriate regulation not just of existing technology and platforms but the potentials of the futures through AI."
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
Despite being the world's top cassava producer, "when it comes to the yield, actual yield potentials and all of that, we are still way behind", Diebiru-Ojo said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025
A couple of potentials he liked — Blood Reign and King’s Rain — linking the new band to Slayer’s best-known album, 1986’s “Reign in Blood,” were already in circulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
Simply put, ERG consists of taking measurements of the electrical potentials generated by neurons and other cells in the retina from the surface of the cornea.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2024
Between the major groups of insecticides, and between them and other chemicals, there are interactions that have serious potentials.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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