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 models …

—Cade Metz

—abbreviation LLM

Examples of large language model in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The case is likely to intensify scrutiny over how large language models handle vulnerable users and whether current safeguards are sufficient. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026

Initially, the large language models had no ingredients other than our human language. —Charles Yu, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026

The reason CrowdStrike shares are down 16% this year, alongside many other enterprise software companies, is that some investors believe that large language models (LLMs), with their rapidly improving capabilities, will one day displace even the best traditional cybersecurity vendors. —Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026

Both companies say their programs, known as large language models, aren’t a substitute for professional care and shouldn’t be used to diagnose medical conditions. —CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

2018, in the meaning defined above

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