Foundation model

A foundational model, also known as "general purpose artificial intelligence", or "GPAI", refers to a large-scale, pre-trained machine learning model which serves as a base for further fine tuning and customization. It is usually trained on vast amounts of text data in order to capture general language patterns.

Foundation models form the basis of many applications including:

     1) OpenAI’s ChatGPT

     2) Microsoft’s Bing

     3) Midjourney

     4) Adobe Photoshop's generative fill tools

     5) + many chatbots.