Data/ML/AITable-stakesAround since 2021
Foundation Model
A large, general-purpose AI model (like GPT, Claude, or Gemini) trained on massive datasets, which can then be adapted via prompting or fine-tuning to many different tasks.
Think of it like
Like a general-education graduate who can be quickly trained into many different specific jobs, rather than a narrow specialist trained for just one task.
Junior or senior?
Junior sounds like
Names a foundation model without explaining the choice.
Senior sounds like
Can explain why they chose one over the alternatives for a given task.
Ask them
“Which foundation model did you build on, and what made you choose it over the alternatives?”