Technical
General Purpose AI (Foundation Models)
Large foundation models usable across multiple tasks and domains.
Definition
Broadly capable, foundational machine learning models (often large-scale generative models) that can be adapted for many downstream applications; the Strategy treats these as 'general purpose AI' for which special attention to governance, dataset curation, robustness and alignment with EU rules is required.
Related Terms
General-Purpose AI (Foundation Model)
Large models designed for a wide range of downstream tasks....
Foundation or general-purpose model
Large adaptable AI models with broad applicability....
General‑purpose AI model
AI models designed for multiple purposes, not a single specific task....
General-purpose AI model (GPAI)
Models adaptable to multiple tasks or domains....
Foundation models / Frontier AI
Highly capable, general-purpose AI models with broad applicability....