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alarm

[uh-lahrm] / əˈlɑrm /




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Activists, tech workers and more are sounding the alarm about AI’s risks and proposing various solutions to curb technology’s risks that include job displacement.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

"It should absolutely send alarm bells ringing, as these hotter summers lead to increased heat stress, higher energy demand for cooling, and strain on infrastructure and public health systems."

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

The looming deadline set off a wave of alarm among communities in Los Angeles and beyond.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Police arrived at the scene five minutes after the alarm went off in the early hours of Tuesday but couldn’t catch the two individuals, who were later spotted by local surveillance cameras, Masson added.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

“What’s she saying?” said Boaz, but Molly did not look at him instead continuing to look at Anat with alarm.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

That employees at a company with a reputation for AI safety are raising alarms could lead investors to question its branding, Martin said, adding it’s important to remember the posts don’t represent all employees.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

Officials are sounding alarms about the potential health impacts related to this week’s oppressive humidity and intense heat, that’s only expected to rise, across Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Just over a month prior, China had test-fired a submarine ballistic missile with a dummy nuclear warhead with the capacity to reach the U.S. from Chinese coastal waters, raising alarms across the Pacific region.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Officials are sounding alarms about the potential health impacts related to this week’s oppressive humidity and intense heat in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

The analysts knew that Soviet engineers had placed sensors and alarms around the whole apparatus.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Their rapid improvement has left researchers inside frontier labs both surprised and alarmed by the pace of development.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

The lack of detail has alarmed advocacy and research groups that typically stay in regular contact with both companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

On top of that, Kedrosky is alarmed, he said, at the model convergence and diminishing returns of large language models’ performance.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

"I wasn't alarmed by it, because, you know, he was a teacher and teachers are supposed to be trustworthy. I trusted him, I really did."

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

The bears were clearly startled but not remotely alarmed by the flash.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Last week, more alarming details were revealed about a recent safety incident involving the company OpenAI, and the unexpected actions taken by an artificial intelligence thingamajig it was testing.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

I walk down the street and I see an alarming number of people wearing weighted walking vests now, which is so frightening that it requires me to catch my breath every now and again.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

So, it is quite alarming when you look at the two league games Chelsea have played and see how much of the ball they haven't had.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

But looking past the daily torrent of alarming headlines reveals another story worth telling.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

“Conor,” his grandma said as the car raced down the road at alarming speed.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness




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