understand
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He said his group is focused on creating "trusted AI systems" that are transparent and allow operators to understand how a particular conclusion has been reached.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
The ultimate goal is not simply to understand why cancer develops earlier, but to identify people at elevated risk while they are still healthy.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Rayner added she was not commenting specifically on Delo and Harborne as she did not "understand" their "circumstances".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
It’s something that I can explain to my parents who still don’t understand what I’m doing 30 years later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The loss of the ability to understand what is said to you is called "receptive aphasia."
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Despite all the plaudits, Jackie has always been slightly perplexed as to why the show has made such an impact, but understands how watching their journeys has helped some people make sense of their own.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
"The National Intelligence Service currently assesses that Kim Ju Ae is being groomed as the successor and understands she has a younger sibling of unknown gender," the agency said, reaffirming its conclusion on succession.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Rosales understands a gendered reality that our current society sweats to suppress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“As a woman of color that has come from that similar background as me, I know that she understands what it is to be a woman of color in this society,” Hoda said.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
I’m so shocked to hear Bubbe say these words; to know that she understands how I feel, who I am.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
It is understood Arsenal are keen to avoid major refereeing decisions impacting on results and want clarity over how referee John Brooks came to his decision.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
By clarifying what the inductive effect does and how far it extends, the researchers hope other influences on molecular behavior can also be understood more accurately.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Rather than retreat into antiseptic corporate language, it followed the safety message with another language its customers understood: cheap Taco Bell.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Benn was taken to hospital after the fight, in what was understood to be a precautionary measure.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
“You know we’ve never understood why we had so much freedom in the big room,” she said.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Part of being a good guest, according to Bettridge, ”is understanding subtle helpfulness.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
"There are strong signals that Washington and Beijing share an understanding of frontier risks," Kenton Thibaut, a senior resident China fellow at the Atlantic Council, wrote recently.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Amid the outcry, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called Saturday for AI companies to "pace the frontier" -- or coordinate a slowdown in the technology's development -- to allow a better understanding of the risks arising.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
“If we’re not tracking and not just understanding the numbers, but understanding the why behind the numbers, we have no ability to respond,” Knight said.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
A family member who was an inventor, maybe, who might have a deep understanding of telephone technology.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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