Foundation model
A broadly trained model adaptable to many downstream tasks.
What Foundation model does not show
The term describes role and training breadth, not a single architecture, legal category, or safety level.
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What is Foundation model?
A broadly trained model adaptable to many downstream tasks.
What does Foundation model not show or guarantee?
The term describes role and training breadth, not a single architecture, legal category, or safety level.
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Governance and rights: Who may use content for what: rights reservations, opt-outs, licences, model documentation and the accountability vocabulary around them.
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