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whatever

C1Frequent NGSL-1
UK /wɒtˈevə(r)/US /wətˈevər/
adverb

not at all; not of any kind

determiner

any or every; anything or everything

pronoun

any or every; anything or everything

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Why AI Is Incredibly Smart and Shockingly Stupid | Yejin Choi | TED video example

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Many believe that whatever mistakes AI makes today can be easily fixed with brute force, bigger scale and more resources.

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