In their own words.
Our plain version above is ours. This is the official or expert wording we based it on.
“‘general-purpose AI model’ means an AI model, including where such an AI model is trained with a large amount of data”
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. Text as reproduced by artificialintelligenceact.eu (Future of Life Institute); the official text is on EUR-Lex.
Related words.
Systemic risk
In the EU AI Act, risks from the most powerful general-purpose models that could have large effects across society, which bring extra testing and reporting duties.
Dual-use foundation model
A US government term (2023) for a broad, very large model that could be used for good purposes or to cause serious harm, for example in cyberattacks or weapons.
AI Act
The European Union's law on artificial intelligence. It bans some uses outright, sets rules for 'high-risk' uses such as hiring and credit, and puts duties on makers of general-purpose models, with rules coming in stages from 2025 to 2028.