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be deceitful



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"People think that we wouldn't have anything else to be deceitful and lying. We're mother figures and I think I use that to my advantage."

From BBC Jan. 2, 2024

Because when real chatbots finally came about, they learned from what humans have expressed online, which can often be deceitful, irrational and plain old mean.

From New York Times Feb. 23, 2023

Heizer, the owner of Evoke Therapy Programs, said that posting research online isn't meant to be deceitful.

From Salon Feb. 2, 2020

Jamie certainly has to be deceitful and manipulative, where up to now he’s been very honorable, he speaks his mind, he’s very forthright.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2016

But to be deceitful is to be evil.

From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Aquinas Thomas




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