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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The advent of generative AI and large language models is redefining what is possible in this field.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
At last year's conference, EPRI presented a large language model that had been trained on the institute's data, a sort of ChatGPT for utility companies.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
With large language models – the underlying technology of AI chatbots – hallucinations are pieces of information that sound convincing but are incorrect, made up or irrelevant.
—Anna Choi, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
The bottom line: Tricking large language models continues to get more difficult, even as operators advance their capabilities.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
At last year's conference, EPRI presented a large language model that had been trained on the institute's data, a sort of ChatGPT for utility companies.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
With large language models – the underlying technology of AI chatbots – hallucinations are pieces of information that sound convincing but are incorrect, made up or irrelevant.
—Anna Choi, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
The bottom line: Tricking large language models continues to get more difficult, even as operators advance their capabilities.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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