general-purpose

American  

[jen-er-uhl-pur-puhs] / ˈdʒɛn ər əlˈpɜr pəs /

adjective

1. useful in many ways; not limited in use or function.

   a good general-purpose dictionary.

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general-purpose British  

adjective

1. having a range of uses or applications; not restricted to one function

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Etymology

Origin of general-purpose

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

“Intuit’s integrated data, compliance expertise and end-to-end workflow remain difficult to replicate with general-purpose AI tools,” Panigrahi wrote.

From MarketWatch

Bhatia argued that traditional enterprise software companies remain protected by data scale, platform breadth and workflows that general-purpose agents cannot easily replicate.

From MarketWatch

Proceeds from the IPO will go towards developing general-purpose large AI models, including key algorithms and system infrastructure, the firm said.

From Barron's

Since then it has become clear that general-purpose robots that look and act like humans are chimerical.

From Los Angeles Times

"Manus's exceptional talent will join Meta's team to deliver general-purpose agents across our consumer and business products, including Meta AI," it said in a blog post.

From BBC