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Some computer scientists have criticized that focus on far-off risks as distracting from the real-world limitations and harms of current AI products.
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Matt O'Brien, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2023
Today the commission manages cemeteries, memorials, monuments and markers in far-off places like France, Tunisia and the Philippines.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2023
But the new approach presumes that women broadly will be willing to join the Church or stick with it while waiting for a far-off day when their descendants will be allowed to assume full leadership roles.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
The goal of Thursday’s gathering was to help those in far-off peril.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
Dear Amy: My husband and I were far-off neighbors to an eccentric and very talented painter.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2023
Does the character randomly get a far-off look in their eyes and pause mid-sentence?
—Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2023
The prequel—which takes place 64 years prior to the start of The Hunger Games trilogy, though still in the far-off future—exists in a Panem completely unrecognizable to fans of the original series.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2023
Start making moves, even small ones, to reach any far-off destination that has always called your name.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2023
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Matt O'Brien, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2023
Today the commission manages cemeteries, memorials, monuments and markers in far-off places like France, Tunisia and the Philippines.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2023
But the new approach presumes that women broadly will be willing to join the Church or stick with it while waiting for a far-off day when their descendants will be allowed to assume full leadership roles.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
The goal of Thursday’s gathering was to help those in far-off peril.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
Dear Amy: My husband and I were far-off neighbors to an eccentric and very talented painter.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2023
Does the character randomly get a far-off look in their eyes and pause mid-sentence?
—Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2023
The prequel—which takes place 64 years prior to the start of The Hunger Games trilogy, though still in the far-off future—exists in a Panem completely unrecognizable to fans of the original series.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2023
Start making moves, even small ones, to reach any far-off destination that has always called your name.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2023
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First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Far-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far-off. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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far-off
adjectiveˈfär-ˈȯf
: remote in time or space
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