black box

Example Sentences

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"It's like looking at a black box," LaSala added.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

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 main body consisted of a large black box topped by the engineer’s cabin.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead