A large AI model with some of the strongest abilities today.
A frontier model is the kid at the science fair with the giant volcano. Everyone watches, and the teacher stands by the fire alarm.
People use it to test what AI can do. It also starts safety and rule debates.
Foundation-model
A frontier model is often one of the strongest foundation models.
AGI
People use frontier models to watch for signs of AGI.
AI-regulation
Frontier models often become a focus for AI-regulation.
Compute-race
A stronger frontier model can push a hotter compute-race.