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Newsom, when he signed the bills, directed legislators to work quickly on a follow-up measure to address “urgent concerns about unintended consequences.”

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Yet Henderson cautioned the broad use of price supports could have unintended negative consequences.

The payment pause provided financial relief to student-loan borrowers during the upheaval of the pandemic — but one unintended consequence is that many of these borrowers are now falling behind on their car payments.

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"As our study shows, diets like keto that are very high in fat can have serious unintended side effects -- even causing the tumor to grow."

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These are unintended consequences from AI that, he says, is increasingly showing signs of being self-aware.

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