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English word

opposed

B2Frequent NGSL-2
UK /əˈpəʊzd/US /əˈpəʊzd/
adjective

disagreeing strongly with something and trying to stop it

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Why AI Is Incredibly Smart and Shockingly Stupid | Yejin Choi | TED
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And these language models do acquire a vast amount of knowledge, but they do so as a byproduct as opposed to direct learning objective.

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