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

About 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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This large language model alone has used the identification of malicious patterns to block 20% more spam, including phishing attacks, than previously. —

Davey Winder, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 The firm said the company can win in the custom large language model space within artificial intelligence. —

Pia Singh, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024 Chatbots powered by large language models (LLMs) seem to be everywhere, from customer service to coding assistance. —

IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024 Work with large language models also commences at this stage. —

Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for large language model

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2019, in the meaning defined above

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