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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Large tech companies have already pushed forward in developing large language models specifically for health care services.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
The large language models are rented, mostly from OpenAI via Microsoft Azure, but everything else is built by Marsh McLennan.
—John Kell, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
According to sources familiar with the matter, Apple has even explored operating its large language models (LLMs) in the country.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The LLMs trained by these huge GPU farms are usually also very expensive for inference, the process of entering a prompt and generating a response from large language models that is embedded in every app using AI.
—Kai-Fu Lee, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
The large language models are rented, mostly from OpenAI via Microsoft Azure, but everything else is built by Marsh McLennan.
—John Kell, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
According to sources familiar with the matter, Apple has even explored operating its large language models (LLMs) in the country.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The LLMs trained by these huge GPU farms are usually also very expensive for inference, the process of entering a prompt and generating a response from large language models that is embedded in every app using AI.
—Kai-Fu Lee, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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