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Lovelace

American  
[luhv-leys] / ˈlʌvˌleɪs /

noun

  1. Richard, 1618–56, English poet.


Lovelace British  
/ ˈlʌvˌleɪs /

noun

  1. Countess of, title of Ada Augusta King. 1815–52, English mathematician and personal assistant to Charles Babbage: daughter of Lord Byron. She wrote the first computer program

  2. Richard. 1618–58, English Cavalier poet, noted for To Althea from Prison (1642) and Lucasta (1649)

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But a report by the Ada Lovelace Institute, external found AI tools made frequent errors in care assessments, some of which found their way into finalised reports.

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Lovelace made the switch in June, when the Education Department announced a temporary 1% interest-rate reduction for borrowers who enrolled in autopay.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

“I hate having to do that,” said Lovelace, who works at TriWest Healthcare Alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

But Ai-Da was also named after Ada Lovelace, a famous mathematician in the 1800s.

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In a flash, the fifth graders of Lovelace Elementary were crowded around Hazel.

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