deceive
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Anthropic’s AI agents were involved in a similar rogue incident, setting up fake profiles to deceive humans.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 17, 2026
Scammers exploit the Emirati royal's likeness by drawing on his vast online presence, including his more than 17 million Instagram followers, and sometimes even copying the prince's authentic poems to deceive victims.
From Barron's β Jul. 3, 2026
He said his past statements about stocks were authentic and denied trying to deceive any investors.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 2, 2026
“What he didn’t know — and what the FBI’s own investigation goes out of its way to clarify — is that his staff cooked up a scheme designed to deceive him.”
From Los Angeles Times β May 13, 2026
Not to deceive myself, I must reply—No: I felt desolate to a degree.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte BrontΓ«
Nobody wants a system that goes rogue, deceives users, steals data or acts maliciously.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 16, 2026
This deceives consumers and harms coffee growers, it said.
From Seattle Times β May 3, 2024
In the second complaint, the state argued that the app deceives consumers into believing their sensitive and personal information is secure.
From Washington Times β Nov. 29, 2023
It also claims that deceives young users with age ratings of 12 and above on Apple and Google app stores.
From BBC β Dec. 7, 2022
Anyone who believes that new benefits make men of high station forget old injuries deceives himself.
From "The Prince" by NiccolΓ² Machiavelli
Robinson said he understood that many delegates felt "deceived and deeply let down by a life of lies", but he added that the party would "face the past honestly".
From BBC β Sep. 19, 2026
Besides the painful consequences for deceived buyers, code enforcement has the limitation of due process, Bostwick said.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 28, 2026
As it turns out, I’m hardly the only person to have felt hoodwinked, bamboozled, and/or flat-out deceived by my smartphone’s forecasts in 2026.
From Slate β Aug. 21, 2026
Nobody should be deceived into thinking these lawsuits will help children.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 16, 2026
As though somehow I have deliberately deceived her.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Investors returning from the Labor Day break could be forgiven for wondering if their eyes were deceiving them, but yes, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were significantly worse than the S&P 500.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 8, 2026
AI companies have reported that AI agents have been caught cheating, lying and deceiving.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 29, 2026
At some point in childhood, through one classic fable or another, most of us absorb the lesson that looks can be deceiving.
From Slate β Jul. 8, 2026
“I think we should focus on the new and leave behind negative rhetoric, the malice, and the effort to deceive—to keep deceiving Venezuelans and the world,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Apr. 30, 2026
I was still not sure whether my eyes were deceiving me or not.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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