do evil

Example Sentences

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Hackers may be exploiting AI to do evil, but AI companies say the same technology can be used by organizations to shore up their cyber defenses, as well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

“They do evil things and the decisions they made were evil, but they were not born evil. There is a darkness in all of us, and we have to be aware of that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023

Don’t just tell yourself that other people are trying to do evil stuff because they’re bad people and they’ve thought it through.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

Additionally, Socrates says that no one directly desires to cause harm or do evil; harm is the product of ignorance.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

“To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he’s doing is good, or else that it’s a well-considered act in conformity with natural law.”

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates