uncontrollable
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Smith describes it as being like "intrusive thoughts" with "no malice, no hatred and it's uncontrollable", often in moments of high emotion such as when he is sad or happy.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
When Anthropic recently disclosed a cyber espionage campaign that used artificial intelligence to execute much of the attack autonomously, headlines framed it as a new, uncontrollable threat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
The Gulf efforts aimed to "avoid an uncontrollable situation in the region", the Saudi official said.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
“Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myself to the choices that are my own…”
From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026
That may be true, but fear of the uncontrollable is not a concrete enough reason to give Jack Kang for the Erudite wanting us dead.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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