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smartness

  • a word derived from smart.

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"What needs to happen is to inject the AI smartness at the right moment in the process, so that you compliment the efficiency of AI with the judgement and human touch of people," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

“Bjorkstrand, I think he’s been a little snakebit and he’s playing a little better than his numbers probably indicate. I really like his smartness and his stickwork and a lot of things.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2023

“I can’t measure her smartness, but she’s curious, and I think it’s the way of being smart,” said Maciej Ryszczuk, Swiatek’s fitness trainer and physiotherapist.

From New York Times • May 24, 2022

“We have a vaccine for that smartness virus that’s been in the art world for the last fifty years.”

From The New Yorker • Dec. 2, 2019

As a matter of fact, before he got to the country, Genie had never broken a model or killed a bird before, so maybe North Hill was actually messing his smartness up.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds