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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By Jayson DeMers As large language models (LLMs) continue to see a sharp rise in popularity, traditional marketing channels like organic SEO are taking a corresponding hit.
—Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Like its predecessor, Llama 2, Llama 3 is notable for being a freely available, open-weights large language model (LLM) provided by a major AI company.
—Ashley Belanger – May 22, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
To generate these audio overviews, Amazon uses large language models (LLMs) that draw information from product details, customer reviews, and other data scraped from the web.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 22 May 2025
So far, with large language models, nearly everyone is saying yes too.
—Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
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Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Like its predecessor, Llama 2, Llama 3 is notable for being a freely available, open-weights large language model (LLM) provided by a major AI company.
—Ashley Belanger – May 22, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
To generate these audio overviews, Amazon uses large language models (LLMs) that draw information from product details, customer reviews, and other data scraped from the web.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 22 May 2025
So far, with large language models, nearly everyone is saying yes too.
—Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
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