The phrase "are not designed to act" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is not intended or created for a specific action or purpose.
Example: "These tools are not designed to act as substitutes for professional advice."
Alternatives: "are not meant to function" or "are not intended to operate".
Off-the-shelf GPUs, meanwhile, aren't designed to act self-sufficiently like normal chips - they're add-ons "that accelerate a CPU like a turbo engine," says Gupta - so they consume much less energy than a CPU would to do the same amount of calculating.
"It's plain to me that Apple's board is not designed to act independently of the C.E.O.
But where the statutory scheme is not designed to forbid certain acts, but only to require that they be done in a certain way, the Government may enforce its requirements by a compulsory scheme of reporting, directed at all who engage in those activities, and not on its face designed simply to elicit incriminating information.
The Endangered Species Act is not designed to solve the problem of climate change, a global problem.
We agree with the statement of the United States as amicus curiae that the federal Act was not designed to preclude a State from enacting legislation limited to the prohibition or regulation of this type of employee or union activity.
The Court of Appeals, however, correctly concluded that the Act was not designed to further that goal.
The Safe Campus Act was not designed to make college campuses safe for ALL students.
"The Clean Water Act was not designed to regulate and give authority over every single drop of water in the United States," said Christopher Guith, U.S. Chambers of Commerce counsel.
As the Louisiana Family Recovery Corps pointed out in a recent statement, the Stafford Act was not designed to deal with massive disasters, and it has ultimately retarded recovery in Louisiana and other states.
