justified

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After the attack on his California home, OpenAI’s Altman wrote that public anxiety about AI was justified since it would usher in more change than society has perhaps ever experienced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

In the case of Mythos, we still do not know enough about to know whether these hopes or fears are justified, or more a reflection of the hype surrounding the industry.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“However, Eastman’s inaccurate assertions were lies that cannot be justified as zealous advocacy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Executives justified that expansion over the past few years by arguing that the definition of sport had expanded, as athleisure blurred the lines between athletic and casual activity.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

And even though I already knew that I would never believe any account that justified this taking, I sat down to read the story.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates