human factors

noun

plural in form but singular in construction

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Ensuring Strong Human Adoption Sustained success in AI adoption comes from proactively addressing human factors: • Clearly communicate AI as supportive, not threatening. Vivek Vishal, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 It's made by people, and shaped by human factors — politics, faith, fear, geography, community. Deena Prichep, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025 But, this article also served as our first case study into how the snowpack, terrain, weather, and, most importantly, human factors caused this accident. Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025 Organizations navigating this transition face a clear imperative: building trust in workplace AI requires as much attention to human factors as to technological ones. Aliza Knox, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for human factors

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First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of human factors was in 1946

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“Human factors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20factors. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

Medical Definition

human factors

noun, plural in form but singular in construction
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