defining

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Some have interpreted this as the defining moment when A.I. surpassed human prowess in math, akin to the moment in 1997 when IBM’s Deep Blue took down chess champ Garry Kasparov.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

Originally created for the singer's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2024, the throne became a defining image of his final appearance on stage.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

While engineers have spent decades trying to create “explainable AI,” a defining characteristic of today’s large language models is that they remain biased black boxes that are capricious in their decision-making.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

That gap — between what memory companies are earning and what investors are willing to pay for those earnings — may be the defining tension of the AI trade.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

They activate and silence genes, thereby defining the embryo’s axis from head to tail.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee