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 benchmark does not ask the large language model what the words mean.
—Rutvik Desai, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
The revamped Alexa uses large language models, including some developed by Amazon and others by Anthropic, the generative AI startup into which the tech giant has poured billions.
—Haleluya Hadero and Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
OpenAI's o1 large language model (LLM) is performing well in the coding tests that are typically administered to candidates for engineering and product jobs at tech companies, according to recent research released by the company.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
GPUs are the standard for training and running large language models that produce impressive chunks of text with a few words of human input.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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Rutvik Desai, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
The revamped Alexa uses large language models, including some developed by Amazon and others by Anthropic, the generative AI startup into which the tech giant has poured billions.
—Haleluya Hadero and Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
OpenAI's o1 large language model (LLM) is performing well in the coding tests that are typically administered to candidates for engineering and product jobs at tech companies, according to recent research released by the company.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
GPUs are the standard for training and running large language models that produce impressive chunks of text with a few words of human input.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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