Technical
Foundation or general-purpose model
Large adaptable AI models with broad applicability.
Definition
Large-scale AI models trained on extensive, diverse data and designed to be adapted for many downstream tasks; characterised by broad applicability and reuse across sectors, and treated in the White Paper as a class of systems whose regulation depends on deployment context and capabilities.
Related Terms
General Purpose AI (Foundation Models)
Large foundation models usable across multiple tasks and domains....
Highly capable general-purpose AI
Broad foundation models with wide-ranging capabilities....
Foundation models / Frontier AI
Highly capable, general-purpose AI models with broad applicability....
AI model of general purpose
Models intended for broad use across multiple contexts....
General‑purpose AI model
AI models designed for multiple purposes, not a single specific task....