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proliferation

[pruh-lif-uh-rey-shuhn] / prəˌlɪf əˈreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
increase
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The proliferation of tens of millions of AI agents—or autonomous bots that are capable of doing many tasks—has changed how companies like Nvidia design and market their silicon products and other tools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Beijing says it supports legitimate civilian use of drone technology, and has implemented "dual-use" export controls to prevent weapons proliferation.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

But proliferation assumes a state or non-state actor trying to acquire weapons covertly.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Manu Narayan, GitLab’s CIO, said the software-development tool maker’s existing governance and guardrails are “holding the line” in preventing too much AI agent proliferation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Then some 600 million years ago, the monopolizing grip of the algae was broken and an enormous proliferation of new lifeforms emerged, an event called the Cambrian explosion.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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