as in obeys
to act according to the commands of
an independent-minded person who refuses to conform to the dictates of society
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The usual assumption has been that if a user overtly instructs AI to act as a delusion-invoking collaborator, the AI simply obeys those commands.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026 -
But every order carried out under that logic erodes the institution that gives it — and the soul of the person who obeys it.—
Jon Duffy,
Mercury News,
29 Nov. 2025
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That ruling, which found that the contract awarded to Hutchison’s Panama Ports Company violated Panama’s constitution and follows the official audit, again raises frictions.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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The documentary, directed by Nadia Hallgren, was released in the COVID-19 lockdown era in May 2020 on Netflix, and follows Obama’s experiences while on tour for her memoir.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Conforms (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conforms%20%28to%29. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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