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: the act or process of sifting
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Overall, the set highlights his unique sifting of country, rock and soul elements and his ability to fuse them with his muscular vocal.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 July 2024
But without the human sifting element that's an automatic part of a normal Google search, the AI Overview is often going to end up confused, flat, or outright wrong.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 4 June 2024
Relatedly, coders can help develop the algorithms that will do that sifting.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
Subsequent sifting of data of the Cassini mission, which ended in 2017, has only added to the curiosity of what lies beneath.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 July 2024
But without the human sifting element that's an automatic part of a normal Google search, the AI Overview is often going to end up confused, flat, or outright wrong.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 4 June 2024
Relatedly, coders can help develop the algorithms that will do that sifting.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
Subsequent sifting of data of the Cassini mission, which ended in 2017, has only added to the curiosity of what lies beneath.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
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“Sifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sifting. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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