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Foundation Model

What is Foundation Model?

A large-scale AI model trained on broad data that can be adapted to a wide range of downstream tasks. Foundation models (such as large language models) are subject to specific transparency requirements under the EU AI Act.

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Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as foundation model. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on foundation model

Requirements naming foundation model across 4 standards, quoted from the control text.

Japan AI Guidelines for Business adopt a risk-based approach to AI system categorisation following Hiroshima AI Process principles + conceptually aligned with EU AI Act tiering though voluntary rather than mandatory.

JP-AIG-Risk-Based-AI-System-Categorisation-Tiered-Approach-EU-AI-Act-Aligned-Generative-Foundation-Models · Japan AI Guidelines Risk-Based AI System Categorisation + Tiered Approach + EU AI Act Aligned + Generative AI + Foundation Models + High-Risk + Limited-Risk + Minimal-Risk + AISI Capability-Based Thresholds

Apply the updated OECD definition of AI system per the OECD Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence as amended 3 May 2024. The updated definition aligns with the EU AI Act and converging international consensus and defines an AI system as a machine-based sys...

OECDAI24-1 · Updated AI System Definition, Foundation Models, and Generative AI Scope

Apply MANAGE function including: content provenance implementation per NIST AI 600-1 MGT-1 (cryptographic watermarking + C2PA Content Credentials + media authentication) + human oversight integration per MGT-2 (human-in-the-loop + human-on-the-loop + human-out...

NISTAI600-5 · Manage - Content Provenance, Human Oversight, and Incident Response

Where AI or components are sourced from third-party developers or vendors, define responsibilities, due diligence and governance over the third-party AI and foundation models.

AIGE-OM-10 · Third-party and vendor AI governance

Questions people ask about foundation model

What is Foundation Model?
A large-scale AI model trained on broad data that can be adapted to a wide range of downstream tasks. Foundation models (such as large language models) are subject to specific transparency requirements under the EU AI Act.
Why is Foundation Model important for compliance?
Foundation Model is a key concept in AI & Technology. Understanding foundation model helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Foundation Model?
Foundation Model appears in the requirement text of Japan AI Guidelines, OECD Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence (2024 Update), NIST AI 600-1: Generative AI Profile, ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics. Across these standards we have identified 12 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Foundation Model?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how foundation model applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.