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deception

[dih-sep-shuhn] / dɪˈsɛp ʃən /




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And that story goes something like: It wasn’t really a big-deal deception.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Washington should make defensive AI a national research priority: systems designed to identify dangerous capabilities in other models, monitor autonomous agents, detect deception, and defend networks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 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

The crime of human trafficking, as defined by the United Nations, involves the illegal recruitment, transportation or harbouring of people through fraud, deception or abuse of power.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

I saw something there, in the way she looked at me, and it wasn’t just deception.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

After his father’s death, Mr. Junod goes on a sort of genealogical quest, excavating Lou’s double and triple lives—mistresses, deceptions, suspicious deaths, ugly secrets—and more distant family history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

How can anyone trust evidence produced by people who openly brag about their digital deceptions?

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026

From small social excuses to deliberate deceptions, lying is something most of us do, often without stopping to think about why.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026

She also pointed out that, in addition to the DOJ lawyers’ deceptions, at least six witnesses for the government in this case were “unprepared or defiant in their refusal to answer questions,” including ICE officials.

From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2025

Lies were told and then exposed, begetting more lies to explain away the initial deceptions.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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