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tinker

[ting-ker] / ˈtɪŋ kər /


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It released its first product, Tinker, a tool to help researchers train AI models, last year, and has said it aims to make AI systems that work with humans rather than operating autonomously.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

“In 2016, he began with the wall, … the Salvadorans, and then Mara Salvatrucha,” Tinker Salas said.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

“The rest of the story is a California story,” said Matthew Tinker, president of David E. Kelley Productions.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025

One operation, known as the "Tinker Experiment", ran from the 1940s to 1980s and was supported by UK governments and Scottish local authorities at the time.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

Tinker Bell braced her arms against his fingers and tried desperately to free her second wing.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke




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