skeptical
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Barron’s: Investors are growing more skeptical about the AI trade.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Even the neuroscientist Anil Seth, one of the most prominent skeptical voices on AI consciousness, concedes there is “no knockdown argument” that consciousness requires a biological substrate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
And he acknowledged that may be part of the reason some voters were skeptical of voting for a billionaire.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
While astronomers and space scientists were initially skeptical about the planet nine theory, there has been mounting evidence thanks to increasingly powerful observations that the orbits of trans-Neptunian objects are indeed erratic.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
When I looked at the list, I was skeptical.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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