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assistant

[uh-sis-tuhnt] / əˈsɪs tənt /


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The study was conducted in collaboration with Jerelle Joseph, PhD, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at Princeton University.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Sometime in the next few years, an ordinary American will give a simple instruction to an AI assistant: “Make sure my money is always working.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Hired as an assistant project manager, the candidate’s strong communication and organizational skills were his selling point, she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Deutsche Bahn meanwhile was showcasing a virtual passenger assistant that is set to launch this year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The door opened and the vet assistant ducked inside.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

OpenAI’s Dots are always-on assistants designed to take care of work tasks and everyday errands, such as scheduling meetings or booking flights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Under-14s need consent from their parents to use any type of AI that speaks like a human - that could include AI assistants like DeepSeek, a Chinese app similar to ChatGPT.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

AI assistants may soon run your financial life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Dots, however, were pitched as brightly colored cute cartoons meant to function as digital assistants for people with busy lives.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Late in the program Cody himself demonstrated some fancy marksmanship, dashing around the arena on horseback while firing his Winchester at glass balls hurled into the air by his assistants.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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