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influence

[in-floo-uhns] / ˈɪn flu əns /




Usage

What are other ways to say influence? Influence is a personal and unofficial power derived from deference of others to one's character, ability, or station; it may be exerted unconsciously or may operate through persuasion: to have influence over one's friends. Authority is a power or right, usually because of rank or office, to issue commands and to punish for violations: to have authority over subordinates. Control is either power or influence applied to the complete and successful direction or manipulation of persons or things: to be in control of a project. 

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As AI becomes more common for writing, coding and even generating ideas, Yin expects its influence to expand, effectively turning these systems into a kind of co scientist.

From Science Daily

Instead, it works as a multi-layered system where continuous processes influence discrete events, and discrete events reshape the continuous background, over and over, in an ongoing feedback loop.

From Science Daily

A complete assessment of his mental health will probably take months, and the results of that could influence how both sides proceed and whether prosecutors seek the death penalty.

From Los Angeles Times

There are studies on how a positive mindset and confidence can influence your performance.

From BBC

Visa also says that artificial intelligence is starting to influence how consumers search for products and compare prices, contributing to more deliberate and informed spending decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal