programmed

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The Familiar must be programmed to handle these scenarios, like an autonomous vehicle is programmed to handle tricky intersections.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

“You’re given a map, and things are programmed several times throughout the night, so you can see most of it, but not everyone will get to do everything.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

More recently, Weyerhaeuser programmed computers to sift through property attributes to identify opportunities for wind and solar power installations and carbon sequestration projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, the team programmed Yarrowia lipolytica to produce these sterols efficiently.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

This is how I have been programmed to navigate.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga