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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Through 2024, large language models kind of hit a plateau, to some extent, in capability.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
There was no way that a large language model could have seen them before.
—Vauhini Vara, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2025
When only a few large language models have access to information, the risk of communication bias grows.
—Adrian Kuenzler, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
Endra’s system is a hybrid one, Lindgren said, combining large language models (LLMs) with other forms of machine learning, 3D simulation methods, and deterministic algorithms.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
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Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
There was no way that a large language model could have seen them before.
—Vauhini Vara, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2025
When only a few large language models have access to information, the risk of communication bias grows.
—Adrian Kuenzler, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
Endra’s system is a hybrid one, Lindgren said, combining large language models (LLMs) with other forms of machine learning, 3D simulation methods, and deterministic algorithms.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
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