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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That’s Google’s suite of large language models and associated AI assistant.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
On the other hand, issues such as the high costs and low outputs of large language models, or LLMs, and debates about technical approaches have prompted some to question AI’s practical value.
—Li Jun, Footwear News, 11 Jan. 2026
Kinzer said Hg recognizes something the public markets have largely overlooked—that AI value creation depends on structured data and domain expertise, not just large language models.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Four popular large language models—OpenAI’s GPT, Anthropic’s Claude, Google’s Gemini, and xAI’s Grok—have stored large portions of some of the books they’ve been trained on, and can reproduce long excerpts from those books.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
On the other hand, issues such as the high costs and low outputs of large language models, or LLMs, and debates about technical approaches have prompted some to question AI’s practical value.
—Li Jun, Footwear News, 11 Jan. 2026
Kinzer said Hg recognizes something the public markets have largely overlooked—that AI value creation depends on structured data and domain expertise, not just large language models.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Four popular large language models—OpenAI’s GPT, Anthropic’s Claude, Google’s Gemini, and xAI’s Grok—have stored large portions of some of the books they’ve been trained on, and can reproduce long excerpts from those books.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
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