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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However, OpenAI’s large language model has encountered scaling constraints and can no longer simply grow in size and complexity as with previous generations.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Nestlé has rolled out its own internal large language model called NesGPT, designed to speed up product development and troubleshoot production issues.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
As prediction machines, large language models trained on massive text datasets can easily produce outputs that seem plausible but are completely inaccurate.
—ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
Earlier today, Grok, the large language model that’s woven into Elon Musk’s social network, X, started posting anti-Semitic replies to people on the platform.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Nestlé has rolled out its own internal large language model called NesGPT, designed to speed up product development and troubleshoot production issues.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
As prediction machines, large language models trained on massive text datasets can easily produce outputs that seem plausible but are completely inaccurate.
—ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
Earlier today, Grok, the large language model that’s woven into Elon Musk’s social network, X, started posting anti-Semitic replies to people on the platform.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
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