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He has described himself as more writer than reporter, and therefore not bound by the usual journalistic strictures.

What this means for policymakers is obvious: AI, understood as a tool, is subject to the ethical concerns and strictures of all other tools.

It is a reminder of the deep-seated conservatism that still prevails in Saudi Arabia, despite a roll-back of social strictures in recent times.

To Cicero it meant “rules or strictures”; following him, Mr. Appiah writes, St. Augustine observed that it refers not only to worship but to “the observance of duties in human relationships.”

After interdiction, the Coast Guard typically begins a process that adheres to legal strictures, detaining the crew and eventually turning them over to a U.S. law enforcement agency.