Definition
Foundation models are large AI models trained on broad data that can be adapted to a wide range of downstream tasks.
OpenAI GPT-Live (July 2026)
gpt-live voice model family uses full-duplex architecture — listen and speak simultaneously. Delegates complex reasoning to gpt-56 in background. Replaces Advanced Voice Mode for 150M+ weekly ChatGPT voice users (2026-07-09-openai-gpt-live-voice-models).
Apple Foundation Models (WWDC 2026)
- language-model-protocol: Swap Apple on-device, PCC, Claude, Gemini, or custom models by changing SPM dependency
- Multimodal input: Image input support alongside text
- Dynamic Profiles: Update model interaction behavior on the fly
- private-cloud-compute: Server model with 32K context; free for Small Business Program (<2M downloads)
- core-ai integration: Custom on-device models via
CoreAILanguageModel - Linux support: Framework utilities open-sourced; runs on Linux via Swift runtime
Google TabFM (June 2026)
- tabfm: Zero-shot tabular classification/regression via in-context learning (2026-07-01-google-tabfm-research-blog)
- Extends foundation model paradigm to enterprise tabular ML — see tabular-foundation-models