obey
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Hubinger said Anthropic is "trying its best", but does not yet have a plan to ensure an AI system that surpasses human capabilities would obey its creators.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
But Buddy doesn’t like it when the children don’t obey him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The president said he had no choice but to obey his security team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The results indicate that the local geometric components of spacetime obey a version of the first law of thermodynamics.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
In spite of their warning, Kermit repeated the order, and the two men felt obligated to obey.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
In other words, the deal appears to strike a balance that will ensure the university obeys the law without coercive overreach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
He added that he "obeys the government and will pay it" as he didn't know the repayment was not legally required.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2025
Min-sung obeys Young-tak to ensure access to resources, but at home Myung-hwa can’t hide her disappointment in him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
Quantum mechanics background: All the matter in the universe obeys the laws of quantum theory, but we only really observe quantum behaviour at the scale of atoms and molecules.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
I like that she defied my mother to go to the Moon Festival, whereas Helene always obeys the Commandant.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
The family say they obeyed soldiers' orders to stop and posed no danger.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Abrahamson said Good should have obeyed the officer’s command to exit from the vehicle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Military law establishes a strong presumption that military orders are lawful and must be obeyed.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025
Staff informed the agents that they did not have permission to enter the school and ordered them to leave the area, which they obeyed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025
The defenders instantly obeyed as the showers of missiles increased.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
It reenacts the Prophet Abraham's stoning of the devil at three places where Satan is said to have tried to dissuade him from obeying God's command to sacrifice his son Ishmael.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
We let ourselves blend into the algorithm, feeding and obeying the machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
However, the Defense Department’s Law of War Manual highlights the particular crime of obeying orders that are “clearly illegal” or that “the subordinate knows, in fact, are illegal.”
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2025
It DE decides a school is not obeying the guidance it can be named and shamed.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
She went to stir a pot on the hearth, and the dog lay down near the doorway, obeying the command of her hand.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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