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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Economist Rohit Krishnan tested the theory on other LLMs [large language models], finding that other flagship AIs produced similar answers, with Grok, Gemini, and Claude all creating the same tariff policy from an initial prompt.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
However, the emergence of large language models (LLMs) has dramatically improved translation quality, surpassing older MT models in accuracy and contextual understanding.
—Paul Petrick, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
In the growing canon of AI security, the indirect prompt injection has emerged as the most powerful means for attackers to hack large language models such as OpenAI’s GPT-3 and GPT-4 or Microsoft’s Copilot.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
At xAI, Musk’s team has been developing large language models and AI software products, taking on offerings from OpenAI as well as Google, Microsoft, Meta and others.
—Lora Kolodny,ari Levy, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
However, the emergence of large language models (LLMs) has dramatically improved translation quality, surpassing older MT models in accuracy and contextual understanding.
—Paul Petrick, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
In the growing canon of AI security, the indirect prompt injection has emerged as the most powerful means for attackers to hack large language models such as OpenAI’s GPT-3 and GPT-4 or Microsoft’s Copilot.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
At xAI, Musk’s team has been developing large language models and AI software products, taking on offerings from OpenAI as well as Google, Microsoft, Meta and others.
—Lora Kolodny,ari Levy, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Large language model.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/large%20language%20model. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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