language model
noun
plural language models
: a mathematical model (see model entry 1 sense 3) that analyzes a corpus of text in order to accurately represent the relationships between words
We have tremendous freedom to put words in any order we like. The computer has to have some kind of handle, a language model. It has to figure how likely any particular word is to pop up at any time.—
Robert Mercer, quoted in Chicago Tribune
Robert Mercer, quoted in Chicago Tribune
also
: software that uses a language model to generate text (such as responses to queries or prompts)
For example, given the task of analyzing the sentiment of the sentence 'I missed the bus today,' researchers could continue with the prompt 'I felt so [blank]' and ask a language model to fill in the blank with an emotion. —Kyle Wiggers
see also large language model
Kyle Wiggers Examples of language model in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Meta will reportedly release smaller versions of its Llama language model as companies look to offer more cost-effective AI models to the public.
—Emilia David, The Verge, 9 Apr. 2024
The new chip is what is known as a graphics processing unit (GPU) and is what powers language models used in AI chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
Yet, for all their complexity, these language models still can’t handle basic planning tasks.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
Right now, most people encounter Gemini language models through the Gemini chatbot.
—Emilia David, The Verge, 9 Apr. 2024
Robotics firms like Figure are already taking advanced language models and integrating them into bipedal, humanoid machines capable of performing tasks and holding a conversation.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2024
Other companies with their own language models are trending towards charging a fee for their chatbots.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The data trove from the human players was then fed into a language model of the kind that powers modern chatbots, which had picked up an ability to process language by digesting a huge database of text.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
Samsung’s aggressive marketing for its Galaxy AI language model meant that the One UI 6.1 update has made a much bigger splash than any other before it.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Emilia David, The Verge, 9 Apr. 2024
The new chip is what is known as a graphics processing unit (GPU) and is what powers language models used in AI chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
Yet, for all their complexity, these language models still can’t handle basic planning tasks.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
Right now, most people encounter Gemini language models through the Gemini chatbot.
—Emilia David, The Verge, 9 Apr. 2024
Robotics firms like Figure are already taking advanced language models and integrating them into bipedal, humanoid machines capable of performing tasks and holding a conversation.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2024
Other companies with their own language models are trending towards charging a fee for their chatbots.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The data trove from the human players was then fed into a language model of the kind that powers modern chatbots, which had picked up an ability to process language by digesting a huge database of text.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
Samsung’s aggressive marketing for its Galaxy AI language model meant that the One UI 6.1 update has made a much bigger splash than any other before it.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Language model.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/language%20model. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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