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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Ant, operator of the popular Alipay mobile payments app, has focused much of its AI development efforts on health care based on large language models from DeepSeek, Alibaba and Ant.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 26 June 2025
This distinction is more important than ever in a world where large language models are readily accessible.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
One new development is the availability of large language models (LLMs), the engines powering chatbots like ChatGPT.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
The investment firm has launched the GS AI Assistant, an AI program that will let workers across its divisions converse with large language models that are firewalled within Goldman, ideally eliminating the threat that sensitive data could escape into the wild.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 June 2025
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 26 June 2025
This distinction is more important than ever in a world where large language models are readily accessible.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
One new development is the availability of large language models (LLMs), the engines powering chatbots like ChatGPT.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
The investment firm has launched the GS AI Assistant, an AI program that will let workers across its divisions converse with large language models that are firewalled within Goldman, ideally eliminating the threat that sensitive data could escape into the wild.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 June 2025
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“Large language model.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/large%20language%20model. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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