large language model
noun
plural large language models
: a language model that utilizes deep (see deep entry 1 sense 8) methods on an extremely large data set as a basis for predicting and constructing natural-sounding text
GPT-3 was a large language model built by OpenAI that could write impressively human-like poems, sonnets, jokes, and even code samples.—
Dale Markowitz
Dale MarkowitzAbout five years ago, companies like Google, Microsoft and OpenAI began building neural networks that learned from huge amounts of digital text called large language models …—Cade Metz
—abbreviation LLM
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Using tools like our LLM (large language model), teams can generate insights from past performance, identify high-impact keywords, and track traffic trends in real time.
—Manuel MacHado, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
That involves crawling the web for images that have been tampered with using large language models, better known as LLMs, which are the building blocks of many popular generative AI services.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
There’s also a growing body of research suggesting that the overall performance of many large language models (LLMs) may degrade over time.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2025
Zoom in: The tech and infrastructure used to deploy the newsletters were developed internally by Patch engineers late last year, leveraging large language models from various generative AI platforms.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
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Manuel MacHado, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
That involves crawling the web for images that have been tampered with using large language models, better known as LLMs, which are the building blocks of many popular generative AI services.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
There’s also a growing body of research suggesting that the overall performance of many large language models (LLMs) may degrade over time.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2025
Zoom in: The tech and infrastructure used to deploy the newsletters were developed internally by Patch engineers late last year, leveraging large language models from various generative AI platforms.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Large language model.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/large%20language%20model. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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