innate knowledge

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Google systematically evaluates the factuality of its own models, in terms of both their innate knowledge and their use of the company’s search engines, says a company spokeswoman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Socrates's takeaway is that the boy had innate knowledge of the Pythagorean theorem all along; the questioning just helped him express it.

From Scientific American • Mar. 7, 2023

Stefanski’s innate knowledge of the Vikings would seem to give the Browns an advantage heading into this week’s game.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2021

Plato once wrote of anamnesis, the idea that humans have innate knowledge buried within us, and that learning is the act of unearthing it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2019

“An innate knowledge of the gods is implanted in our minds prior to all reasoning.”

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole