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incentive

[in-sen-tiv] / ɪnˈsɛn tɪv /


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Another student challenged his plan for public participation in A.I. companies, asking whether the government would then have its own financial incentive to encourage the technology’s growth.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

"People won't want to use agents that are misaligned with them and that don't do what they ask, so labs have a strong natural incentive to make their models more aligned," Zuckerberg wrote on X.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

“Labs face significant liability if their models cause harm, so they have a strong incentive to prevent this as well,” wrote the Meta chief.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

If software can handle the basic work once given to new graduates, companies have less incentive to hire beginners who need to learn.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

And this created a great incentive for them to outsource some of this analytical work to places like Bangalore.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

My own view is that their leaders are now fully enmeshed in pre-emptory incentives of the marketplace, of politics, of regulation.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

She said outsourcing patient appointments had created financial incentives which were potentially "a risk to clinical standards".

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back Tuesday against growing calls to pause or slow AI development, arguing that market incentives and legal liability are the best safeguards against the technology's risks.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

A larger share of builders, 66%, were using sales incentives in September to boost sales, including mortgage-rate buydowns or free appliances as upgrades.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

Even in life or death situations, doctors, nurses, and patients all responded to bad incentives.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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