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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Far from an indictment of large language models, the ordeal revealed that even the country’s most prestigious attorneys rely on such services.
—Max Raskin, Washington Post, 19 May 2026
Now, the rapidly booming market for large language models and AI services is far more crowded, and OpenAI has found itself in a heated race with rival Anthropic, this year's top CNBC Disruptor 50 company, along with other major AI players like Google.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 19 May 2026
According to project developers, the system supports workloads ranging from artificial intelligence and big data annotation to 5G infrastructure and domestic large language model development.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
Style-wise, Nazir favors parallelism, epistrophe, and lists of three [], all rhetorical devices that are associated with large language models.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
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Max Raskin, Washington Post, 19 May 2026
Now, the rapidly booming market for large language models and AI services is far more crowded, and OpenAI has found itself in a heated race with rival Anthropic, this year's top CNBC Disruptor 50 company, along with other major AI players like Google.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 19 May 2026
According to project developers, the system supports workloads ranging from artificial intelligence and big data annotation to 5G infrastructure and domestic large language model development.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
Style-wise, Nazir favors parallelism, epistrophe, and lists of three [], all rhetorical devices that are associated with large language models.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
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“Large language model.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/large%20language%20model. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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