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capable

[key-puh-buhl] / ˈkeɪ pə bəl /


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When it came time to take an offline test, the students who used the general platform, which was capable of giving them the answers in practice, scored 17% lower than those with no AI.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

The roll out of capable, open-source AI systems and tools by Chinese labs has shaken Western markets and developers in recent years.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei followed on Saturday with an essay urging AI companies to slow the pace at which they make their models more capable.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

In the 2026 update, published Monday, it said AI is increasingly capable of performing tasks on behalf of humans, interacting with the physical world and engaging in deception.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

She gave a rattling cough, which Clare found alarming, since he hadn’t known birds capable of coughing.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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