as in jack-of-all-trades
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The underlying large language models powering chatbots are generalists, limiting their usefulness in specialized domains that demand higher precision.
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Harry Booth, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
Some organizations, such as the WHO, have sought to create a staff of generalists by rotating their employees between their Geneva, Switzerland, headquarters and their regional and field offices.
—Tine Hanrieder, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2016
The second kind of viewer, Jelley tells me, is more of an Olympics generalist.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 26 July 2024
Many insurance companies are generalists that use third-party software to measure wildfire risk.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
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Harry Booth, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
Some organizations, such as the WHO, have sought to create a staff of generalists by rotating their employees between their Geneva, Switzerland, headquarters and their regional and field offices.
—Tine Hanrieder, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2016
The second kind of viewer, Jelley tells me, is more of an Olympics generalist.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 26 July 2024
Many insurance companies are generalists that use third-party software to measure wildfire risk.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
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“Generalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generalist. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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