large language model
/ˌlɑːrdʒ ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˌmɒdəl/
An AI trained on vast text data to understand and generate language
large language model in a sentence
“Large language models can write essays, code, and answer complex questions.”
Origin of large language model
Modern English compound; large from Latin largus + language from Latin lingua + model from Latin modulus
Related Words
foundation model
A large model trained on broad data that can be adapted to many tasks
context window
The amount of text a model can consider at once
temperature
A parameter controlling randomness in AI outputs
top-k sampling
Limiting word choices to the k most likely options
chain of thought
Prompting technique that encourages step-by-step reasoning
retrieval augmented generation
Combining search results with generative AI for grounded responses