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public

[puhb-lik] / ˈpʌb lɪk /




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The study suggested that governments get out in front of job losses by investing in “better occupational measurement” to help the public better understand and evaluate AI risks to employment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

OpenAI is public about the work it has done in both enhancing models’ knowledge and making them better at looking stuff up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Passed in the wake of Watergate, when President Richard Nixon tried to keep incriminating materials from being made public, the law changed who legally owned the papers: It was now the American public.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

A Met spokesperson said: "We do not believe there to be any increased public safety risk at this stage, but we would urge people to avoid the area while officers carry out their work."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Would leaving at three o’clock in the morning provide enough time to get to a public telephone and call me by shortly before five?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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