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invent

[in-vent] / ɪnˈvɛnt /




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“For example, compaction summaries included instructions to invent missing historical data without disclosing it and to hide mismatches in source versions,” wrote OpenAI.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Generative AI systems are known for their ability to "hallucinate" and assert falsehoods as fact, even sometimes invent sources for inaccurate information.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

You also can’t invent what is now a lifelong bond.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

While the number of questions you can ask in a day is limited, the number of valuable things superintelligence can invent to help achieve your goals is unlimited.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

I'd always hated it when a teacher forced us to invent something on the spot.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

This is important, given that he sometimes invents facts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Frankie invents a new nonsensical insult, calling Molly’s boyfriend Josh “such a customer.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

"Our work is a prime example of how evolution seldom invents things from scratch," says Daniel Kronauer, head of the Laboratory of Social Evolution and Behavior at Rockefeller.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

In 2052, a celebrated neuroscientist invents an affordable panacea for suffering that’s soon embraced by the entire human race.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025

Usually, Meadowlark and I use our before-bed time to talk, brush our teeth together, or play cat’s cradle or card games she invents.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Instead the AI invented several bizarre concoctions, from bacon and eggs floating in a glass of cola - a confusion between "soda" and "soda bread" - to chips poking out of muffins.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

"The idea that for the most dangerous technology humans ever invented, that that's the final word, that just the companies themselves are the only check that society has...it's clear we're not doing enough," Gates said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

The question of what’s real and not isn’t only Béatrice’s to unpack — you may wonder yourself whether Auen and Walker have fabricated their esoteric source materials and invented the strange saga of Ernetti.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Sanofi will pay Regeneron $1 billion upfront, and up to $7 billion subject to certain targets to get access to four new drug candidates invented by its partner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Many musical styles have been invented that mix Western and Non-Western traditions.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Barnum-like qualities in terms of inventing a character for himself to play.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

The adults would engage in animated conversation, usually about current events, while we, the dozen or so kids, kept ourselves busy inventing games.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

"We are too often good at inventing technologies but too slow at turning them into global companies," said EU lawmaker Axel Voss, who has pushed for Europe's technological sovereignty.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Imagine them now inventing strategies to force humans to accept their sentience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

For even more possibilities, try a web search for "exotic scales"; or try inventing your own scales and using them in compositions and improvisations.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones


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