black box

Example Sentences

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We don’t know what’s happening inside the black box.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The algorithms are a "black box" whose internal workings are difficult to scrutinise, said Ruofan Ding, who worked as a machine-learning engineer building TikTok's recommendation engine from 2020 until 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

But her probe would be a black box that she could slow-walk indefinitely.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

The CPS said the Solong's black box showed no course or speed adjustments before the collision.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Dylan reaches inside and pulls out a black box with Duboise written in silver across the top.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston