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validation

[val-i-dey-shuhn] / ˌvæl ɪˈdeɪ ʃən /


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This validation that A.I. gives its user—or rather itself—is another reason students are so magnetized to these programs.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

"If Oda Sensei, the person whose brilliant mind this has all come out of says, 'you are the right person to portray this character', that to me is the only validation that matters," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

“I’m not a big crier, but I just lost it,” Rowell said of the moment he learned of the gift, calling it a validation of his and his team’s work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

But “we see increasing validation of AI return on investment as Meta continues to stack improvements in its core recommendation and conversion engines,” he writes.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Those who do have their voting rights restored often describe a feeling of validation, even pride.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander