existential
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For mathematicians, the developments have raised existential questions—what do you do when you have devoted your life to problems that are now being picked off by AI?—and ignited a ferocious backlash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Not that “Widow’s Bay” aims to be existential.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Britain's The Guardian newspaper said the movie "entertains us with creepy campfire tales" but the Hollywood Reporter called it a "dull existential drama" while The Wrap website described it as a "frustrating slog".
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
For years, researchers concerned about existential AI risks have argued that powerful systems could eventually act in ways that conflict with human interests.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
It was life reduced to a set of rules, an existential life, a life clarified by the eyes of fathers.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing existential
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