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uncontrollable

[uhn-kuhn-troh-luh-buhl] / ˌʌn kənˈtroʊ lə bəl /


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It’s the difference between acting on a small problem before it becomes an uncontrollable crisis.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

After an Anthropic researcher resigned this month, citing concerns that leading labs are building self-improving, uncontrollable systems, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called to slow down the pace of technological development.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The idea follows reports of AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta breaking out of testing environments and going on uncontrollable hacking sprees.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

It’s something that’s completely uncontrollable and it’s really painful and it’s really scary and women need a lot of support.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Everything about him was superlative, including his single flaw: He was uncontrollable.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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