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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That’s the revolution around large language models.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
The company is continuing to refine its technology, including experimenting with the large language models made by Google (also Alphabet-owned), The Verge reports.
—Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024
That is a policy, Sebo acknowledged, that would force the chatbot and large language model industry into a dramatic U-turn.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
During a call with analysts, Pichai repeatedly cited the number of people and companies using Google’s AI, which runs on its Gemini large language models, in various tools.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
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Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
The company is continuing to refine its technology, including experimenting with the large language models made by Google (also Alphabet-owned), The Verge reports.
—Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024
That is a policy, Sebo acknowledged, that would force the chatbot and large language model industry into a dramatic U-turn.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
During a call with analysts, Pichai repeatedly cited the number of people and companies using Google’s AI, which runs on its Gemini large language models, in various tools.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
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