Technical
Foundation models / Frontier AI
Highly capable, general-purpose AI models with broad applicability.
Definition
Large, general-purpose AI models (often called foundation models or frontier AI) that exhibit high capability across tasks and broad applicability, and which therefore pose potential systemic effects and emergent misuse or safety vectors requiring coordinated oversight.
Related Terms
Frontier AI model
General-purpose models near cutting‑edge performance....
Frontier models
Very large or general-purpose models with cross-sector impact....
Foundation or general-purpose model
Large adaptable AI models with broad applicability....
Highly capable general-purpose AI
Broad foundation models with wide-ranging capabilities....
General Purpose AI (Foundation Models)
Large foundation models usable across multiple tasks and domains....