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Foundation Model

Generative AI · Level 3 of 5

Foundation Model

A broadly pretrained model that can be adapted to many downstream tasks.

Broad training does not guarantee competence or safety for every application.

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One pretrained model is adapted for summarization and classification.

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Foundation Model. A broadly pretrained model that can be adapted to many downstream tasks. Broad training does not guarantee competence or safety for every application. For example: One pretrained model is adapted for summarization and classification.

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