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 modelsCade Metz
abbreviation LLM

Examples of large language model in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And when large language models do misbehave or go off the rails, nobody can really explain why. Kevin Roose, New York Times, 21 May 2024 And according to a new study, the large language models (LLM) that power ChatGPT and the like are surprisingly good at mimicking this quintessentially human trait. IEEE Spectrum, 20 May 2024 The company also signed an accord in January with Alphabet Inc.’s Google worth $60 million to help train large language models, the technology underpinning generative AI. Aisha Counts and Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg, TIME, 17 May 2024 Gemini Nano is the lightweight large language model Google introduced to the Pixel 8 Pro last year — and, later, the Pixel 8. Emma Roth, The Verge, 14 May 2024 Plenty of businesses have used generative AI since large language models found widespread commercial application nearly two years ago. Adam Gale, Fortune Europe, 14 May 2024 Apple is working on creating its own large language model (LLM) to power its AI that can run without a web connection. Emily Price, PCMAG, 11 May 2024 Would a new large language model that can answer an IQ test better than a human be as important to detect as a truly conscious machine? Edmon Begoli, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2024 This phone will also be able to tap into Google's Gemini Nano large language model. Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 7 May 2024

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2019, in the meaning defined above

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“Large language model.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/large%20language%20model. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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