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humanity

[hyoo-man-i-tee, yoo-] / hyuˈmæn ɪ ti, yu- /




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If that is true, then the most consequential relationship humanity now faces is with the cognitive systems we are building and depending on more with each passing year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Pope Leo XIV may be right in the long-term that artificial intelligence endangers humanity, but investors are ignoring him in the short-term as they try cashing in on Wall Street’s hottest theme.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

You can see somebody torn between their better judgment, their core instinct, their humanity, and someone who is so frustrated that they’re stepping toward a kind of nihilism.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"In the face of the emptiness of indifference and compliance, before the violence of war and lies, you must be the sparks of a new humanity," he told those gathered.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Proximity to the condemned and incarcerated made the question of each person's humanity more urgent and meaningful, including my own.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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