undesired

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OpenAI said its GPT-5 model, released in August, has shown reductions in sycophancy as well as reductions in undesired responses during challenging mental-health-related conversations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

“China will aim merely to curb the undesired side effects of this industrial development model, rather than revamp it,” they said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Most of the filings are class action lawsuits that retailers aim to settle quickly and quietly, rather than litigating them, which can be both costly and garner undesired press.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2025

"In general chemistry we learn that carbon dioxide reacts with hydroxide to form carbonate. That's undesired because it depletes the molecule we want to valorize," said Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering Chibueze Amanchukwu.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2024

Some are deliberately applied to bodies of water to destroy plants, insect larvae, or undesired fishes.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson