How to Use general-purpose in a Sentence

general-purpose

adjective

• So maybe take a year off in Tahiti and then use the general-purpose model.
  — Bill Conerly, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
• The promise of general-purpose humanoids is so massive, and the challenge so great, that there's sure to be plenty of surprises on the path.
  — New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
• The changes could help Microsoft’s Copilot stand out in a growing sea of general-purpose AI chatbots.
  — Clare Duffy, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
• With a scope attached, total weight is just right for a general-purpose hunting rifle.
  — Michael Dickerson, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2023
• Geordie Rose: Our approach to general-purpose humanoid robots has two main steps.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 16 May 2023
• Of course, these are general-purpose strategies that work for any type of material, not just textbooks.
  — Bridgid Finn, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2010
• The Galaxy Watch 7 is a much more affordable, general-purpose smartwatch that can handle most workouts and normal day-to-day use.
  — PCMAG, 10 July 2024
• An annual transfer from the Permanent Fund accounts for more than half of the general-purpose revenue used to pay for state services.
  — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2023
• More general-purpose quantum computing will need to wait for higher qubit counts still.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2024
• So rather than a general-purpose chip, Fractile’s hardware is specific for LLMs.
  — Alex Knapp, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
• While it can be invested in or traded, ether is more of a utility asset for Web3 than general-purpose money.
  — Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
• Although this button can also be programmed to take photographs, it’s meant as a general-purpose shortcut button and by default changes the ringer settings on the phone.
  — Jon Porter, The Verge, 19 Jan. 2024
• The speed at which a general-purpose chatbot had been achieved caught everyone, including longtime AI researchers, off guard.
  — Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2023
• This general-purpose chef's knife is recommended as our top choice for most people in our chef's knife buying guide, thanks to its ability to hold an edge and its near-nonstick surface.
  — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2023
• But Alan Turing had this broader vision of a general-purpose computer.
  — Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
• Sevin dust works well on most chewing insects, but so will many other general-purpose insecticides.
  — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2024
• During the other times on weekdays and during the weekend, the lane will serve as a general-purpose lane, meaning solo drivers can use it without receiving a citation.
  — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2023
• There are great general-purpose, all-around rimfire rifles, and also highly specialized ones.
  — Richard Mann, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2023
• But Jiang is careful to note that simply using general-purpose AI models to predict storm surges could have disastrous consequences.
  — Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
• One of the provisions of the new legislation is that general-purpose AI systems will be required to show how the content used for training their models respects European copyright law.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
• Python actually refers to a high-level, general-purpose programming language, which is one of the most popular programming languages in the world.
  — Rachel Wells, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
• Games like Minesweeper or Magic: The Gathering could, in principle, be used as general-purpose computers.
  — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
• Under the act, generative AI models are considered general-purpose AI, or models that can complete tasks on close to a human level.
  — Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 1 Aug. 2024
• Nvidia’s roaring sales contrasted sharply with the fortunes of some of its chip industry peers, which have been hurt by soft demand for personal computers and data center servers used for general-purpose tasks.
  — Don Clark, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023
• Fourier Intelligence is one such Chinese startup hoping to start mass-producing general-purpose humanoid robots by the end of this year.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2023
• And for those who just want an excellent keyboard for general-purpose typing, there’s Bluetooth connectivity offering a polling rate of 125Hz wit up to three devices.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 July 2023
• One of the primary contaminants is trichloroethylene, or TCE, which was formerly used as a general-purpose solvent and degreaser.
  — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2024
• Restrictions on general-purpose systems won’t begin until 12 months after the AI Act’s entry into force.
  — Ryan Browne, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
• The evolution of watchOS and the Apple Watch has been gradual; originally pitched as a sort of do-everything extension of your phone, its focus slowly shifted away from general-purpose apps to health and fitness.
  — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2023
• Ballie is, by design, a more general-purpose assistant.
  — Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Dec 2024