goblin
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A baited camera mounted on a bottom lander captured rare footage of another goblin shark swimming freely in its natural environment.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
The rare, and many say ugly, goblin shark is seen alive for the first time.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
It’s like, wait, why not go full goblin mode?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
A programmer asked the bot why it called itself a goblin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
They both hit the ground with an ear-shattering clang, a sound that probably woke up every goblin within a hundred miles.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
To snuff out talk of goblins, OpenAI said it killed the “nerdy” personality in March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
After the issue was flagged by users and employees, OpenAI took steps to mitigate it, including telling its coding tool Codex not to refer to goblins unless relevant.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
Apparently, if left to its own devices, OpenAI’s Codex coding agent is apt to repeatedly talk about goblins apropos of nothing.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
All around me are homes festooned with terrifying man-made skeletons, goblins, clowns and witches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024
Then they yelled and dozens of other goblins had sprung out of the trees.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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