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Understanding AI Terms: What is a Foundational Model?

Understanding AI Terms: What is a Foundational Model?
Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Companies across industries are considering whether, and how, to utilize artificial intelligence (AI). Once developed, an AI can be utilized in a variety of different ways.

Foundational models are large-scale AI models trained using vast amounts of unlabeled data that can be used for varying tasks. Foundational models typically use self-supervised learning to apply learnings from one scenario to another. Generative AI is a type of foundational model used in AI systems aimed at creating content (e.g., complex text, images, audio, or video).

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