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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As the world grows increasingly dependent on large language models for assistance with everyday tasks — more than half of Americans have used one, according to a survey from earlier this year — different and unexpected applications have proliferated.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2025
Even a decade ago, before most people had even heard the phrase ‘large language model’, researchers at the University of Cambridge and Stanford University discovered AI could draw very accurate personality conclusions about an individual based on their digital footprint.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
Need to know: What is a large language model (LLM)?
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2025
While Amazon has its own large language models, AWS’s AI strategy has been to help companies access any model — or multiple — along with the intense computing power needed to run them.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2025
Even a decade ago, before most people had even heard the phrase ‘large language model’, researchers at the University of Cambridge and Stanford University discovered AI could draw very accurate personality conclusions about an individual based on their digital footprint.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
Need to know: What is a large language model (LLM)?
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2025
While Amazon has its own large language models, AWS’s AI strategy has been to help companies access any model — or multiple — along with the intense computing power needed to run them.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
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