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Word

foundation model

Definition

n. A big general AI model that companies then adapt for lots of different jobs.

n. A large, general-purpose model pretrained on broad data that serves as a base for adaptation to numerous downstream tasks.

Examples

“The company built several applications on the same foundation model.”

“Foundation models can be adapted for specialized uses.”

Examples

simple

“The company built several applications on the same foundation model.”

contextual

“Foundation models can be adapted for specialized uses.”

Etymology

foundation from Latin fundatio "a founding" + model from Latin modulus.

Original etymology written by .

Domain

Technology

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