understand
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With generative AI, machines no longer just transcribe speech, they understand what we’re saying.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
"You're trying to understand something you've never thought about before. It's a crash course. It's very deep and extended and it's still with me today in many ways."
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“It’s important for people to understand this person wasn’t there on Friday and then all of a sudden Monday this is the situation,” Canning said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
They then compared the results with genetic data from nearby regions to better understand how communities changed over time.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
“You tried, this time. But remember—you have no cards except the three for you, Opa, and Tante Betsie. There is no underground activity here, you don’t understand what they’re talking about. . . .”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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