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Foundation Model

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In Short

A large AI model trained on broad data that can be adapted to many downstream tasks.

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Foundation models (like GPT-4, Claude, Gemini) provide the base capabilities that agents build upon.

Characteristics

  • Trained on diverse data
  • General capabilities
  • Adaptable via prompting/fine-tuning
  • Scale enables emergence

Examples

  • OpenAI GPT series
  • Anthropic Claude
  • Google Gemini
  • Meta Llama
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