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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These large language models are perceived as code generators that can do anything.
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Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
This occurs because large language models lack context and proceed with initial ideas without seeking clarification.
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Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
By simply looking at the exam paper, the glasses could transmit questions to a connected AI large language models, which generated answers and displayed them on the lenses.
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John Liu,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Between Hollywood screenwriters taking to the streets to protect their jobs from large language models and robot artists like Ai-Da fetching millions at auction, the future of art can seem rather grim.
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Tim Brinkhof,
Time,
26 June 2026
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Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
This occurs because large language models lack context and proceed with initial ideas without seeking clarification.
—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
By simply looking at the exam paper, the glasses could transmit questions to a connected AI large language models, which generated answers and displayed them on the lenses.
—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Between Hollywood screenwriters taking to the streets to protect their jobs from large language models and robot artists like Ai-Da fetching millions at auction, the future of art can seem rather grim.
—
Tim Brinkhof,
Time,
26 June 2026
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