When ChatGPT or Gemini give what seems to be an expert response to your burning questions, you may not realize how much information it relies on to give that reply. Like other popular generative artificial intelligence (AI) models, these chatbots rely on backbone systems called foundation models that train on billions, or even trillions, of data points.In a similar vein, engineers are hoping to build foundation models that train a range of robots on new skills like picking up, moving, and putting down objects in places like homes and factories….
