oversight
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“I’m more interested in implementing more processes that allow for meaningful oversight, and if that results in things slowing down, that’d be great.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
—California Gov. Gavin Newsom after issuing an executive order that ramped up the state’s oversight of AI and its safety and security risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The study was conducted under the oversight of the MHRA, the UK equivalent of the FDA.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
"We're not waiting to act -- we're going to speed up our work on substantial and responsible AI oversight before it's too late."
From Barron's
Given the claims emanating from Berkeley about the superiority of the cyclotron for all varieties of nuclear research, the oversight demanded a deeper explanation than simply a miswired switch.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
But many cases come down to small oversights — and the people caught off guard are often the ones who thought they had it taken care of.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Alejandro, the gas station attendant, said he felt there were "too few oversights" of mining projects.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
Mistakes or oversights in DOT regulations could lead to lawsuits or even injuries and deaths in the transportation system.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026
I’ve made it a point this year to finally get to some books that have been oversights in my reading life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Sophisticated printed illustrations based on perspective drawings thus turned anatomy into a progressive science, where each generation of anatomists was able to identify mistakes and oversights in the work of their predecessors.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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