basic principle

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This is a basic principle: If AI lowers the cost of routine work, it raises the value of everything else.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The basic principle that all citizens deserve equal access to services and experiences is a matter of safety and human dignity that warrants regulatory protection.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

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

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

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