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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This mirrors exactly the debate going on in large language models [LLMs].
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2026
Bloomberg reports that French banking giant BNP Paribas has been in the process of progressively rolling out new generative AI tools, including a new AI assistant that uses different large language models, depending on the use case.
—John Kell, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
More formal evidence also indicates that large language models may be able to approximate the kind of clinical reasoning expected of physicians.
—Alexandra Sifferlin, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
As more than one executive tells me, large language models like DeepSeek are no longer enough.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
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IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2026
Bloomberg reports that French banking giant BNP Paribas has been in the process of progressively rolling out new generative AI tools, including a new AI assistant that uses different large language models, depending on the use case.
—John Kell, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
More formal evidence also indicates that large language models may be able to approximate the kind of clinical reasoning expected of physicians.
—Alexandra Sifferlin, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
As more than one executive tells me, large language models like DeepSeek are no longer enough.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
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