outsmart
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An A.I. that can refine its own code—what experts call recursive self-improvement—could also outsmart human efforts to control it.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
It is the size of a pin head – yet in many ways - more efficient than a supercomputer and able to outsmart the smartest AI.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
A new video series documents Silicon Valley’s most powerful billionaires as they try to outsmart each other in a classic “social deduction” game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Grace and Faith must work together, using their namesake virtues to outsmart the scoundrels and stay alive, and to say it’s far less effective than it was seven years ago is an understatement.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
Enrique will have to outsmart Border Patrol agents on the other side who are skilled and dogged.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
“Maybe that’s post-AGI, once we’ve achieved the mission,” he said, referring to the moment when AI outsmarts humans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Like “Red Eye,” “Drop” is a brisk and breathtaking thriller where the woman outsmarts her persecutor at every turn, despite her past traumas.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2025
Napoleon outsmarts the Austrian army in 1805 by luring fighters onto a snow-covered frozen lake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
In the Legends books that are no longer officially part of the Star Wars canon, Boba outsmarts the Sarlacc and triggers an explosion using his jetpack, allowing him to escape, though seriously injured.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2020
He’s a drop-back passer with underrated pocket mobility, perfect mechanics and he simply outsmarts everyone else on the field.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2018
Italian banker Andrea Orcel did something few thought possible: He outsmarted the Germans on their home turf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Here’s how I outsmarted lifestyle creep: I knew I couldn’t trust myself with extra income when I landed my first job out of graduate school.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
In Sudan’s case, she has outsmarted the risk of succumbing to tradition, and the freedom has raised and mellowed all stakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025
It is also referred to as an urban mosquito that has outsmarted traditional methods of control.
From BBC ● May 23, 2024
Olka outsmarted impossible until she graduated from high school.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
Rare hyena behaviours have been caught on camera, including a mother-to-be trying to steal food from wild dogs and outsmarting rivals by hiding a stolen carcass underwater to mask its scent.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
In “Saatapiaq,” by Terrie Kusugak, a man tries to escape his fate by outsmarting an ijiraq, a shapeshifting creature from Inuit lore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Former clinical psychologist Ramani Durvasula has written three books on the subject and has 2 million YouTube subscribers who tune in for videos on outsmarting and abandoning narcissists.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2025
It was a classic case of the Dodgers’ renowned brain trust outsmarting themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2024
Funny, in the arena, when I poured out those berries, I was only thinking of outsmarting the Gamemakers, not how my actions would reflect on the Capitol.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
