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not limited or specialized in application or purpose
a general-purpose glue for routine household repairs
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Recent Examples of general-purpose
Energy efficiency can also be improved, while performance can also be optimized better compared to general-purpose GPUs provided by the likes of Nvidia and AMD.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Kant said, basically, that the most general-purpose LLMs essentially are hitting a wall in terms of scaling.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
The display and controls are directly connected to the microcontroller using general-purpose input/output pins, while the TEF6686 receiver chip is controlled via commands sent over a serial I2C interface.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Nov. 2024
Large language models are known for their versatility but can be challenged in certain use cases by their general-purpose approach and susceptibility to hallucinations.
—Patrick (pj) Jean, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Kant said, basically, that the most general-purpose LLMs essentially are hitting a wall in terms of scaling.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
The display and controls are directly connected to the microcontroller using general-purpose input/output pins, while the TEF6686 receiver chip is controlled via commands sent over a serial I2C interface.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Nov. 2024
Large language models are known for their versatility but can be challenged in certain use cases by their general-purpose approach and susceptibility to hallucinations.
—Patrick (pj) Jean, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Includes unlimited digital access and exclusive subscriber-only content.Tyler Shane, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
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Please consider a subscription to get unlimited digital access.Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2024
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Share [Findings] Psychopaths recommend harsher punishments for homicides, whether accidental or motivated by profit, but exhibit relatively low concern about killing in general.Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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However, some health experts recommend 11.5 cups of fluid daily for women and 15.5 cups of fluid daily for men as a general guideline.212 Your daily fluid intake comes from water, food, and other beverages.Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Jan. 2025
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The unrestricted free agent-to-be has gone nine straight games without a point.Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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Hertl could have opted to become an unrestricted free agent in 2022.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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“General-purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general-purpose. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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