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existential

[eg-zi-sten-shuhl, ek-si-] / ˌɛg zɪˈstɛn ʃəl, ˌɛk sɪ- /


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Getting AI pricing right is an existential necessity for any AI company.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

In that sense, blindly swallowing AI’s positive hype can be as dangerous as its alleged existential risks.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Nick Bostrom, the former Oxford philosopher, was an early student of AI-related existential risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

As the 1990s played out, MacLachlan fought an on-again, off-again existential crisis regarding the type of actor he was really meant to be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

He maintained, for example, at one time that all existential propositions are meaningless.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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