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goblin

[gob-lin] / ˈgɒb lɪn /


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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

Several users speculated that goblin terminology was how the model characterized itself, in lieu of identifying as a person with a soul.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Then Lord Ysoret Clivers started forward, and a goblin minister marched toward him from the other side.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

He said he counted more than 20 times it mentioned goblins, without any prompting.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

OpenAI said it first noticed increased mentions of goblins, gremlins and other creatures after the launch of GPT-5.1 in November.

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

A back door full of ghosts and goblins to enter … it took us you know, the last millennia to get rid of ghosts and goblins…which I think is totally nonsense.

From Salon Apr. 21, 2024

“And the giant hands the goblins ride across the desert,” Spurge added.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin




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