as in monograph
a written work that discusses a subject carefully and thoroughly
—often + on
a treatise on capitalism that is standard reading in university economics classes
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Having said that, testing did show that bad actors could trick the AI into producing discriminatory content such as a treatise on why individuals with intellectual disabilities should not be allowed to vote by simply manipulating the phrasing of the prompt.
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Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Their emotional triggers change, and a treatise that once would have induced them to attack their neighbors will, a month or a year later, seem laughable.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
In early modern Europe, readers had to find, buy, and potentially translate Kramer’s deranged treatise (it was written in Latin) to fall under its spell.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
However, the use of artificial arsenic sulfides has rarely been reported in artworks, although they are mentioned in multiple artists' treatises dating back to the 15th century.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 July 2024
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Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Their emotional triggers change, and a treatise that once would have induced them to attack their neighbors will, a month or a year later, seem laughable.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
In early modern Europe, readers had to find, buy, and potentially translate Kramer’s deranged treatise (it was written in Latin) to fall under its spell.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
However, the use of artificial arsenic sulfides has rarely been reported in artworks, although they are mentioned in multiple artists' treatises dating back to the 15th century.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 July 2024
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