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efficiency

[ih-fish-uhn-see] / ɪˈfɪʃ ən si /


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At the same time, some academics are emphasizing the need for students to hone AI skills to improve efficiency, deepen expertise, and meet the demands of a modern workforce.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Although Kimi K3, the open-weight model developed by Chinese startup Moonshot AI, remains “ahead on raw capability,” Beam holds an advantage with efficiency at inference time, according to Reflection.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Once diners begin treating evidence of human effort as part of the product, efficiency itself can start looking suspicious.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The company’s early retirement program and broader organizational streamlining should improve efficiency over time, but restructuring costs could continue to pressure near-term earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

They performed the task with Ivy League thoroughness and efficiency.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

"Justice delayed is justice denied, and I am committed to maximising efficiencies in our system alongside record investment. I remain committed to structural reform which is crucial if we are to bring down the backlog."

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

AI adoption, and the efficiencies and productivity gains it promises, may provide the U.S. with a plausible path to absorbing higher interest-rate costs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

There have been mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, overlaps, layoffs, and quote-unquote efficiencies all along the way.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

Yet, just as quickly, blowback followed: generative AI flooded social media with confusing slop and copyright threats; AI efficiencies were blamed—fairly or not—for job cuts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Having absorbed Lawrence’s confidence that further efficiencies eventually would be achieved, Groves reduced the specification for Y-12 to five hundred tanks, or five racetracks.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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