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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But two new studies offer some of the strongest evidence to date that large language models (LLMs) can generate truly novel scientific ideas, leaping to non-obvious insights that might otherwise require many years of painstaking lab work.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
And that's almost entirely directed at Nvidia's GPUs, which are key to building and training large language models and for running AI workloads.
—Mackenzie Sigalos,ari Levy, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
New models, fresh ambitions Beyond infrastructure, Alibaba also showcased its latest breakthroughs in large language models.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, leading large language models have become much less likely to include disclaimers in their responses.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
And that's almost entirely directed at Nvidia's GPUs, which are key to building and training large language models and for running AI workloads.
—Mackenzie Sigalos,ari Levy, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
New models, fresh ambitions Beyond infrastructure, Alibaba also showcased its latest breakthroughs in large language models.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, leading large language models have become much less likely to include disclaimers in their responses.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Large language model.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/large%20language%20model. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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