helpful
adjective
giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service.
helpfulness
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a word derived from
helpful.
Example Sentences
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While OpenAI has leaned into military partnerships, Anthropic markets itself on its ethics, and even published a “constitution” that instructs Claude to prioritize safety, ethics and helpfulness.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 25, 2026
We have evolved to view linguistic fluency as a proxy for intelligence, and engagement and helpfulness as indicators of trustworthiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
David Preston, Steves’s longtime friend and VP of Member and Viewer Services at Twin Cities PBS, cites his "earnest helpfulness" as a key element of his success.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2025
Participants worked through undergraduate-level mathematical theorems with the assistance of an LLM and were asked to rate each individual LLM response for correctness and helpfulness.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
In a gesture of kindly helpfulness, she pulled the carpetbag from Mrs. Maroney’s clutches.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
