as in today
the time currently existing or in progress
while we can plan for the future, we must first deal with the here and now
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Helene’s reach was shocking, another example of how climate change ‘is here and now,’ scientists say
Immigration
These Americans naturalized just in time to vote.
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Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
All that mattered was Tagovailoa’s health in the here and now.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
Kicking the can down the road seems an option
First, note that the other AI legislation that has passed in California tends to emphasize the here and now and speaks to everyday qualms about AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
Indeed, with tools like the aforementioned Grammarly and the writing tools coming to Apple Intelligence as two prominent examples, people can write more effectively—and more accessibly, for that matter—as Schwartz told me current LLMs are incredibly helpful and powerful in the here and now.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
All that mattered was Tagovailoa’s health in the here and now.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
Kicking the can down the road seems an option
First, note that the other AI legislation that has passed in California tends to emphasize the here and now and speaks to everyday qualms about AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
Indeed, with tools like the aforementioned Grammarly and the writing tools coming to Apple Intelligence as two prominent examples, people can write more effectively—and more accessibly, for that matter—as Schwartz told me current LLMs are incredibly helpful and powerful in the here and now.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Here and now.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20now. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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