Look at

English translation: considering how or whether to do something

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English term or phrase:Look at
Selected answer:considering how or whether to do something
Entered by: Mohamed Fouda

11:46 Mar 5, 2019
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Look at
Here in the UAE, we have a minister of Artificial Intelligence. There's a lot of work being done on the governance of AI, and who actually is training the machines, and if there's going to be biases built into the machines. What advice would you give for those looking at governance?

In what sense is this phrasal verb used here? Does it mean to observe, watch or examine?

Thank you!
Mohamed Fouda
Egypt
Local time: 11:01
considering how or whether to do something
Explanation:
It isn't possible to be sure from your context whether this means how to or whether to carry out AI governance. It doesn't mean "observe, watch or examine".
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 10:01
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4 +3considering how or whether to do something
B D Finch
4Examine
Sina Salehi


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
look at
Examine


Explanation:
Agree with your own suggestion.

Sina Salehi
Germany
Local time: 10:01
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 4
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
looking at
considering how or whether to do something


Explanation:
It isn't possible to be sure from your context whether this means how to or whether to carry out AI governance. It doesn't mean "observe, watch or examine".

B D Finch
France
Local time: 10:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 192
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Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Didier Declercq (X): Or to what extent. // Yes, Barbara. But the asker doesn't necessarily read it that way. :)
28 mins
  -> Thanks Didier. I think that comes under "how".

agree  Tony M
1 hr
  -> Thanks Tony

agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Tina
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