General-purpose AI (GPAI)
A broadly capable model that can be adapted to many tasks, such as a frontier language model. Under the EU AI Act, the provider of a general-purpose model carries its own upstream obligations; the organization that configures and deploys it carries deployment obligations. The upstream provider duties are treated in the GPAI topic. (see Topic 5.5)
Defined in 3 GAGE programs, which carry 3 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in AI Governance: Applied Mastery.
How each discipline defines it
The same term does different work depending on who is using it. These are the definitions as each program teaches them, unedited.
A broadly capable model that can be adapted to many tasks, such as a frontier language model. Under the EU AI Act, the provider of a general-purpose model carries its own upstream obligations; the organization that configures and deploys it carries deployment obligations. The upstream provider duties are treated in the GPAI topic. (see Topic 5.5)
Foundation models that fall outside the four-tier ladder and carry their own obligations (technical documentation, downstream information, training-data summary, copyright measures), applicable since August 2, 2025.
an AI model or system, under the EU AI Act, capable of competently performing a wide range of distinct tasks, subject to specific model-level obligations under Articles 53 and 55, in force since August 2, 2025.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first 7 topics of every program are free with a free account.
- Regulatory Landscapes: AI Laws and Governance Frameworks · Ethical and Responsible AI and Operational Governance, AI Literacy & Professional Conduct
- Prompts, context, and why the same model gives different companies different answers · Build Before You Govern, AI Governance: Applied Mastery
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.