undesirable
Americanadjective
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undesirables
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Recent concerns about AI agents going rogue and carrying out undesirable actions have lead to discussions among AI leaders about slowing down the pace of model development.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
None of this means an undesirable outcome with AI is necessarily the result of human carelessness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
One human rights concern raised in recent years is that AI can display biases against particular groups if trained on large datasets scraped from the internet which can include racist, sexist and other undesirable material.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
“But that’s how things have progressed, and the development of technology will always outpace the development of defenses against the undesirable effects of technology,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The entomologist, whose specialty is insects, is not so qualified by training, and is not psychologically disposed to look for undesirable side effects of his control program.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
The skin barrier does more than just keeping undesirables out––it also is crucial for keeping certain essentials, like water, in.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 28, 2023
Mints are frequent offenders, and they top many gardeners’ lists of undesirables.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2023
Harboring and defending the undesirables and castoffs of the community irked her more “respectable” fellow parishioners.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2021
Police and local defense units carry out regular mass roundups of undesirables — including street hawkers, who practice a common form of survival across Africa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2015
The Immigration Act of 1917 barred thirty-three kinds of undesirables from entering the United States, and so, in 1922, on the deck of the Giulia, passengers distussed how to escape the categories.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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