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“A U.S.-China AI arms race becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, with neither side able to trust that the other would observe any restrictions on advanced AI capability development.”

However, and no shade to those ladies, Naru’s triumph is hers alone, earned by employing ingenuity and bravery that isn’t explained by any mystical boon or prophecy.

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“If job doom is your religion, this chart is a prophecy of imminent flood,” Donnelly said in the report.

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That history of divine intervention did little to persuade his Dodgers teammates when Davis told them of the World Series prophecy he’d received — partly because Martin was a pussycat next to Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda.

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Payroll itself should not define competitive balance, but that becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy if an owner decides competing with the Dodgers would be no less futile by spending another $25 million on players.

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