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What are “Foundation Models” and why are they breaking down EU’s negotiations of the AI Act?

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Tobias Mark Jensen
Dec 05, 2023
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The ongoing negotiation concerning EU's AI Act currently looks to have reached a stalemate. According to media coverage of the confidential discussions, the member states cannot agree on whether the Act should cover “foundation models” or not.

The term “foundation model” was coined by a large research group from Stanford University in a paper…

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