language model

noun

plural language models

: a mathematical model (see model entry 1 sense 3) that analyzes a corpus of text in order to accurately represent the relationships between words

We have tremendous freedom to put words in any order we like. The computer has to have some kind of handle, a language model. It has to figure how likely any particular word is to pop up at any time.

—Robert Mercer, quoted in Chicago Tribune

also : software that uses a language model to generate text (such as responses to queries or prompts)

For example, given the task of analyzing the sentiment of the sentence 'I missed the bus today,' researchers could continue with the prompt 'I felt so [blank]' and ask a language model to fill in the blank with an emotion.

—Kyle Wiggers

see also large language model

Examples of language model in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That's because the LLM's context size, or the number of tokens a language model can process at once, is much more significant nowadays. —Stéphane Donzé, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025

In his case, Cuban would start by learning to write prompts for AI language models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini. —Tom Huddleston Jr.,megan Sauer, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2025

At the very least, Apple’s current computer lineup should be ready for the next phase of Apple Intelligence: a new Siri assistant powered by an AI language model to access local apps and data. —PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025

According to Mistral's materials, their system aims to extract text and images from documents with complex layouts by using its language model capabilities to process document elements. —Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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