get real
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A funny thing happened on the way to AI superintelligence: Engineers made AI suitable enough to help humans get real work done.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
He added: "Can we just get real on this?"
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
“When you get real risk in the market, nothing works. Because we have a real inflation worry right now, not even bonds are working as a risk hedge.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
“I think that would be a tremendous boost for not just representation, but also you’ll get real specialists.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
Not much else happening, but it's starting to get real hot and humid down here.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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