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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Into this pursuit comes the use of AI, especially modern-era AI such as generative AI and large language models (LLMs).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Gurman says Apple's smart home devices will be enabled in part by a new version of Siri that's backed by large language models such as those used by ChatGPT, Microsoft's Copilot, and other chatbots.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
The large language models that are used by most developers are OpenAI’s GPT models (81%), Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet models (43%), and Google’s Gemini Flash models (35%).
—John Kell, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Trump administration have correctly said that the H20 chips aren’t the top-of-the-line AI chips that can build large language models.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Gurman says Apple's smart home devices will be enabled in part by a new version of Siri that's backed by large language models such as those used by ChatGPT, Microsoft's Copilot, and other chatbots.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
The large language models that are used by most developers are OpenAI’s GPT models (81%), Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet models (43%), and Google’s Gemini Flash models (35%).
—John Kell, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Trump administration have correctly said that the H20 chips aren’t the top-of-the-line AI chips that can build large language models.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
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