primitive
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Despite the relatively primitive state of world models, tech luminaries are betting they can take AI to places where LLMs can’t venture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The most revealing samples were so-called primitive glasses.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
I have certain genres that I always check out: I’m particularly into Jamaican gospel now, which is kind of primitive and not reggae, very illuminated, great singers.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
This spawned a series of comical situations, much slapstick and the use of fairly primitive special effects, mainly sped-up film.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
From a medical bag, they removed a few primitive instruments, including a saw.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
In our view, these are the computational primitives of the system.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 24, 2025
“You’ve got options. You’re only constrained by the primitives you’ve built and your imagination.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Two lazy primitives begin an epic journey through the ancient world after they are banished from their village.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2020
Among the most remarkable of these was an Olympic wrestler, Mark Schultz, who, as embodied by Channing Tatum, is the latest in a seemingly never-ending line of poetic male primitives.
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2014
Now, I suppose you’re going to say, but, Mister Ibis, these people were primitives, they didn’t have radio controls and vitamin pills and jet airplanes.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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