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stupidity

[stoo-pid-i-tee, styoo-] / stuˈpɪd ɪ ti, styu- /




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In truth, all these fears are based on the premise, not of the existence of artificial intelligence, but of humanity’s natural stupidity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

‘Without commenting on my obvious stupidity, how do I recover from this?’

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

China’s Mao Zedong forced party officials to give self-corrective monologues in which they asked forgiveness for their own stupidity and failing to follow his wise leadership.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Which is much worse than plain old stupidity.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

What Washington saw as laziness or stupidity was really resistance.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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