rats
Britishinterjection
adjective
Example Sentences
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Like rats in a Skinner box being conditioned to get food or stop pain, AI models hill-climb in a process similar to reinforcement learning, tweaking their parameters based on feedback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Noxious smoke and an influx of rats and flies attracted to rotting meat stored at the facility have tormented neighbors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
People in the community have also reported seeing large rats, and they say traps placed along sidewalks aren't big enough to hold them.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Although the stimulation successfully activated the cells, it did not cause the rats to work harder or show any further rise in motivation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Beady-eyed rats scurried along the vine, gnawing at it.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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