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Recent Examples of undirected
DeepMind also cited new misalignment risks stemming from a model’s potential for undirected action at higher capability levels.
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025
In undirected graphs, every link can be traversed in both directions.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
The Nobel committee focused its remarks on the foundational aspects of artificial neural networks: the ability to feed unfathomably large and complex amounts of data into an algorithm that will then, more or less undirected, detect previously unseen and consequential patterns in those data.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Klein predicted that a few crows would learn the association between their undirected action and the reward, and start bringing coins of their own accord.
—Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2024
Online undirected robo-casting attracts thousands of unqualified candidates; and pits talent against each other in open-market bidding for the job.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 23 June 2023
Blind rage: Uncontrolled, undirected, unstoppable.
—Soraya Roberts, Longreads, 17 Mar. 2020
Scientists have long been able to reactivate old memories, but only in a crude and undirected way.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2012
Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025
In undirected graphs, every link can be traversed in both directions.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
The Nobel committee focused its remarks on the foundational aspects of artificial neural networks: the ability to feed unfathomably large and complex amounts of data into an algorithm that will then, more or less undirected, detect previously unseen and consequential patterns in those data.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Klein predicted that a few crows would learn the association between their undirected action and the reward, and start bringing coins of their own accord.
—Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2024
Online undirected robo-casting attracts thousands of unqualified candidates; and pits talent against each other in open-market bidding for the job.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 23 June 2023
Blind rage: Uncontrolled, undirected, unstoppable.
—Soraya Roberts, Longreads, 17 Mar. 2020
Scientists have long been able to reactivate old memories, but only in a crude and undirected way.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undirected
Adjective
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Rumors have swirled that Jaramillo was at the center of an ambush or that his murder was part of planned retribution, but Cordero-Stutz reaffirmed that his death was a random encounter that could have happened to any deputy that day.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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This is the random bunch of misfits Courteney will have to transform into a team competitive enough to make it to nationals, and that will surely start to form one big family along the way.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Maia has help from her friends Charlie (Jordan Firstman), a pop star stylist and Alani (True Whitaker), an aimless movie biz nepo baby.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The story of an aimless college grad’s dalliance with an older woman—only to fall for her daughter—is as sophisticated as comedies, and coming of age stories, get.—
John Ortved,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Tidmarsh’s ouster is the latest in a string of haphazard leadership changes at the agency, which has been rocked for months by firings, departures and controversial decisions on vaccines, fluoride and other products.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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If the segues in Scene don’t feel haphazard and herky-jerky, this is in no small part because of the role addiction plays as connective tissue between sections, a kind of leitmotif.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But here’s a question: How much longer can the country afford to lure so many of its promising talents into a life of purposeless paper-pushing and legalized economic vandalism that antitrust has become?—
Holman W. Jenkins,
WSJ,
10 May 2022
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In How To Do Nothing, Jenny Odell talks about how the pursuit of productivity — driven by capitalism, competition, and consumption — has redirected our attention outward, leaving us feeling empty and purposeless.—
refinery29.com,
refinery29.com,
7 Sep. 2021
Adjective
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The limited series follows the life of Garfield (Michael Shannon), including his unplanned bid for presidency, his brief time as the 20th president of the United States and his assassination at the hands of Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen).—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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The unpredictability makes the software incredibly powerful in some areas, where mistakes and unplanned outcomes aren’t important.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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That’s a potential unconsidered downside of being a Pot 1 team as co-hosts in the World Cup draw: Canada might not get to test itself against sides that want to control possession.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The activist investor’s latest move should prompt consideration of other untapped opportunities in other unconsidered sectors.—
Hudson Lockett,
Reuters,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Portis apparently took exception to some inadvertent contact from Sabonis on the previous possession.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Microsoft identifies configuration error behind Azure outage Microsoft has issued a new update in its ongoing response to the Azure outage, revealing that an inadvertent configuration change may be the root cause of the disruption.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Denim’s workwear roots laid the foundation for Iron Shop Provisions founder Josh Guillory’s accidental journey into denim retail and design.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Nov. 2025
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The manner of death was listed as accidental.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Undirected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undirected. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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