In this episode I break down WTF a frontier model actually is, starting with what most people assume the term means versus the real technical definition. I cover how "frontier model" got coined in 2023, and why the term even came about at all, and how self-naming benefitted its creators. A bit of an etymology episode, this episode is more about the background of the term, and explores how new open weight models are challenging the definition.

Main Topics Covered

  • WTF is a frontier model?
  • Most people's assumption vs. the technical definition
  • Origin of the term: the Frontier Model Forum (July 2023)
  • FMF's official definition of "frontier model"
  • EU AI Act's compute-based definition
  • Who made the rules
  • FMF today: expanded membership, safety research, AI Safety Fund
  • Why forming the FMF actually benefited these companies
  • Open weight models and "frontier-grade" labels
  • How I used AI this week: building my mom a workout tracker

Links & Resources for This Episode

Chapters

  • (00:00:05) - Prompting Curiosity: The AI Curious
  • (00:00:38) - Predicting Curiosity: Frontier Models
  • (00:01:30) - The Frontier Model Forum and its Impact
  • (00:05:56) - Frontier: The Frontier Group
  • (00:08:07) - What's the Frontier?
  • (00:10:00) - How I Used Claude for AI This Week
  • (00:14:15) - AI Curious: A Podcast About Curious People

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