biasing

variants or biassing
present participle of bias
as in turning
to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge bad reviews biased her against the movie, even though it starred one of her favorite actors

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Recent Examples of biasing But in watermarking the text, AI systems readjust the probability of each of those possible words, biasing the model subtly in favor of some words over others. Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Text watermarks work by biasing the model’s word choices in a pattern spread across the entire document, only detectable in aggregate by the right tool. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026 The text watermark works by statistically biasing Claude’s word choices according to a key held by Anthropic. Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Treating chains of thought too reverently — even when their results are verifiable — could also prevent scientists from discovering even better ways of biasing LRMs toward accurate outputs. John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 31 July 2026 But both studies make critical errors that undermine their conclusions, biasing their findings against detecting any benefits of early intervention. Marc Lipsitch, STAT, 21 July 2026
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  • But that doesn’t mean the show is cured of its worst instincts, like turning people’s very serious, consequential life problems into entertainment.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
  • That rare constellation of stars aligned Sunday, turning a lucrative trading card show into a priceless event for Florida fans.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • Carroll hasn’t had much luck convincing Montpelier to offer state tax credits.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Today, some are convincing enough to fool experts, helped along by a market where documentation is scarce and comprehensive catalogs and archives are rare.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • McIlrath said prosecutors and other investigating agencies are ethically prohibited from sharing information or making statements that could harm the fairness of legal process by influencing witnesses or prejudicing the grand jury.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 July 2026
  • Kenney and co-counsel Sheryl Leung objected to the request, calling it prior restraint on speech and arguing that the prosecution has not said anything publicly that could be seen as prejudicing potential jurors.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

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“Biasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biasing. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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