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Recent Examples of humanlike
To some, Aschenbrenner is a rare genius who saw the moment—the coming of humanlike artificial general intelligence, China’s accelerating AI race, and the vast fortunes awaiting those who move first—more clearly than anyone else.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
So scientists are still searching for measures of humanlike intelligence that can’t be hacked.
—Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
Once upon a time, scholars thought that human evolution was a march of progress in which our forebears evolved in linear fashion from an apelike ancestor to a series of increasingly humanlike forms.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2025
Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
So scientists are still searching for measures of humanlike intelligence that can’t be hacked.
—Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
Once upon a time, scholars thought that human evolution was a march of progress in which our forebears evolved in linear fashion from an apelike ancestor to a series of increasingly humanlike forms.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanlike
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While human surgeons take years to gain the experience and skills necessary to operate, humanoid robots like Tesla’s Optimus could potentially do a better job—without the risk of human error.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
14 Jan. 2026
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While still early, the update points to a future where humanoid robots learn less like machines and more like people.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Steering wheels, pedals, and dashboards designed for constant human control can limit comfort and flexibility when the vehicle is driving itself.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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The right response is not to walk away from generative AI, but to combine it with deterministic tools, human oversight, and serious training.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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The team used laser ablation mass spectrometry (LA-MS), a technique that uses direct micro-scale sampling to provide high-precision elemental and isotope analyses of solid materials, to scan Neanderthal molars and other hominid fossils.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Oct. 2025
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With each progressive step, artifacts become more central to hominid existence.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Humanlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanlike. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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