summarization
noun
sum·ma·ri·za·tion
ˌsə-mə-rə-ˈzā-shən 
ˌsəm-rə-
1
: the act of summarizing
2
: summary
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what you wrote goes way beyond a summarization of the speech
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Harry Booth, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
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In a December 2023 Slate editorial, security researcher Bruce Schneier warned that AI models could enable unprecedented mass spying by automating the analysis and summarization of vast conversation datasets.
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Small LLMs can supply this, and are an excellent choice for tasks such as text summarization and edge applications.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
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Harry Booth, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Across sectors, organizations are now embedding AI into core workflows, not just for summarization or chat, but for tasks like customer service, fraud detection, regulatory analysis, code review and complex decision-making.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2025
In a December 2023 Slate editorial, security researcher Bruce Schneier warned that AI models could enable unprecedented mass spying by automating the analysis and summarization of vast conversation datasets.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Small LLMs can supply this, and are an excellent choice for tasks such as text summarization and edge applications.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Summarization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summarization. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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summarization
noun
sum·ma·ri·za·tion
ˌsəm-(ə-)rə-ˈzā-shən
1
: the act of summarizing
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