outputs

noun

plural of output
as in products
something produced by physical or intellectual effort an author known for his prodigious literary output

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Recent Examples of outputs Combining their outputs therefore gives the system information about both what has just happened and what happened immediately before it. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026 Encourage your team to critique AI outputs, not just accept them. — Cuong Nguyen Cao, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Both Anthropic and OpenAI have released reports claiming that leading Chinese AI labs trained their models on outputs from American systems, a process known as distillation. — John Liu, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 The complaint suggested that OpenAI’s defense will likely be to blame Van Rootselaar for their violent inputs, while downplaying ChatGPT’s outputs. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026 Reasoning paths and summaries are techniques some AI developers have used in distillation attacks, in which a model maker trains their technology on another model's outputs. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026 Its licensing deals have been limited to companies that have kept their outputs confined to their respective platforms, including Suno competitor Udio and AI-powered remixing products on Spotify and the app Hook. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 Amid layoffs, corporate restructuring, and role expansion (as employees try to keep up with AI outputs), your workforce is feeling stressed out. — Mallory McCord, Harvard Business Review, 17 Sep. 2026 A lot of the creative industries are dismissive of AI and AI outputs right now. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
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  1. products
  2. productions
  3. yields
  4. results
Noun
  • While some American buyers--particularly the well-off--were lured into purchasing EVs thanks to federal and state handouts, most drivers resisted such products out of fears regarding long charging times and limited battery range.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • And while The Atlantic has published largely skeptical coverage of major AI companies and their products’ impact on society, Thompson’s tone, in his podcasts and LinkedIn posts, has been more optimistic.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of products
Noun
  • The two companies have struck a strategic partnership to incorporate Arcana’s software into MForMedia’s production workflows, Arabic-language co-productions and staff training.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Real productions generate proprietary production data and expert feedback.
    — Partner Content, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of productions
Noun
  • Experts are voicing concerns over the vicious cycle of rising debt and higher yields.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The national debt recently hit $40 trillion, a psychological milestone that has caused a run-up in bond yields.
    — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of yields
Noun
  • These platforms are colonizing existing speculative spaces—like election results and sporting outcomes—while profiting from areas of asymmetrical knowledge that were previously not possible to monetize.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Multiple sources say destabilization in the festival space points to the failure of an image-sanitization campaign involving Hollywood — one that’s costing Middle East investors too much and brought too few results.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of results

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“Outputs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outputs. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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