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
About five years ago, companies like Google, Microsoft and OpenAI began building neural networks that learned from huge amounts of digital text called large language modelsCade Metz
abbreviation LLM

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But for an investigation to rely to this degree on a conversation with a large language model is new. Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025 Daters are using large language models (LLMs) like Chat-GPT and Claude to craft their dating profiles and witty messages. Myisha Battle, Time, 8 Oct. 2025 Tech giants such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta, and Nvidia have poured tens of billions of dollars into building and upgrading data centers, responding to explosive demand for artificial intelligence and large language models that require massive computing resources. Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025 As large language models have evolved to more multimodal and multi-agent systems, the demand for AI processing power and capacity has continued to be strong. Jaures Yip, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for large language model

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2019, in the meaning defined above

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“Large language model.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/large%20language%20model. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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