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Additionally, McKinnon sees identity products for AI agents becoming a prominent growth driver down the road, as enterprises look to manage and secure autonomous nonhuman actors.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
The irony would be acute: While many enthusiasts view Mars as a refuge to save humankind from disaster, its inhabitants could quickly become nonhuman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
It also gives primatologists a standardized way to report kissing behaviors in nonhuman animals.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025
This is true for a veritable zoo of nonhuman creatures, including horses, parakeets, monkeys, and lizards, who all see the illusion as well.
From Slate • Aug. 24, 2025
Not only the target insect or plant, but anything — human or nonhuman — within range of the chemical fallout may know the sinister touch of the poison.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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