social contract
noun
: an actual or hypothetical agreement among the members of an organized society or between a community and its ruler that defines and limits the rights and duties of each
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But OpenAI’s growing public trust deficit could wind up undermining the other part of Nadella’s social contract.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 May 2024
Universities are part of a social contract in this country.
—CBS News, 19 May 2024
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 May 2024
Universities are part of a social contract in this country.
—CBS News, 19 May 2024
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“Social contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20contract. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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