arms race
noun
: a race between hostile nations to accumulate or develop weapons
broadly
: an ever escalating race or competition
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By Will Henshall May 13, 2024 10:29 AM EDT
Amazon and Microsoft have, so far, stood slightly apart from the artificial intelligence arms race.
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Will Henshall, TIME, 13 May 2024
In July 2015, the campaign released an open letter warning of a robotic arms race and calling for a ban on the technologies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2024
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Will Henshall, TIME, 13 May 2024
In July 2015, the campaign released an open letter warning of a robotic arms race and calling for a ban on the technologies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for arms race
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“Arms race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arms%20race. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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