Short definition
A large-scale model trained on massive data that serves as the base for adaptation to a wide range of tasks.
Definition
Definition
A foundational AI system trained on broad and diverse datasets with the capacity to perform a wide range of tasks, often forming the basis for downstream applications. GPT-4 is a foundation model used across translation, summarisation, and chat interfaces.
Applications & use cases
- Language generation (e.g. ChatGPT)
- Vision-language analysis
- Document summarisation
Risks & considerations
- Opaque decision logic
- Risk of hallucination or misinformation
- Unintended bias amplification