basic principle
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The basic principle is that, with time, ChatGPT is going to start handing out sponsored brand recommendations in its feedback—while Claude will never do such a thing.
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026
“It starts with a very basic principle: Do you, as the boss, want to leave the job?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026
Evolutionary biology explains this contrast through a basic principle: energy is limited, and species must divide it between reproduction and maintaining their bodies.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026
The church's minister, Rev Dave McCarthy, said the basic principle of humanity could co-exist with concerns in the community.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025
It is a variation of the basic principle that if you know one angle and one side of an equilateral or right-angled triangle, then you can determine the other angles and sides.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
