Foundation Model

Large-scale base model for wide range of tasks

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Updated 2 May 2025

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