as in demon
in stories
a magic spirit that looks like a person, often lives in a lamp or bottle, and serves the person who calls it
He rubbed the magic lamp to summon the genie.
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But there’s a lot more the city, state and feds can do to clear the air today and stop more genies from exiting tomorrow.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 May 2024
Once the genie is out of the bottle, there is no turning back.
—Bruce Grant, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
In any case, the genie was already out of the bottle.
—Outside Online, 24 July 2024
Is the optimal design something that unleashes an all-powerful AI genie?
—David Meyer, Fortune, 22 July 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 May 2024
Once the genie is out of the bottle, there is no turning back.
—Bruce Grant, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
In any case, the genie was already out of the bottle.
—Outside Online, 24 July 2024
Is the optimal design something that unleashes an all-powerful AI genie?
—David Meyer, Fortune, 22 July 2024
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“Genie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genie. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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