LLM

Meanings

1. 1abbreviationcountablecomputing

   Large language model: an artificial intelligence system trained on huge amounts of text so that it can understand and produce human-like writing.

   Grammar: Countable: one LLM, several LLMs.

   Patterns

   • train an LLM
   • an LLM for something

   The company released a new LLM that can summarize long reports.

   An LLM predicts the next word based on patterns it has learned.

   Our chatbot is built on an open-source LLM.

2. 2abbreviationcountableBritishformal

   Master of Laws: an advanced university degree in law, often taken after a first law degree.

   Grammar: Countable; often follows have or earn: she has an LLM.

   Patterns

   • an LLM in something
   • an LLM from somewhere

   After qualifying as a solicitor, she studied for an LLM in tax law.

   He earned his LLM at a university in London.

Word forms

Common combinations

train an LLM

It costs a great deal of computing power to train an LLM.

fine-tune an LLM

The team will fine-tune an LLM on medical texts.

open-source LLM

An open-source LLM lets developers inspect and adapt the code.

prompt an LLM

If you prompt an LLM clearly, the answers are usually better.

study for an LLM

Many lawyers study for an LLM to specialize in international law.

Synonyms and how they differ

language model

Language model is the wider term and can include small, older systems, while LLM stresses very large scale.

chatbot

A chatbot is a program people talk to, and it may or may not be powered by an LLM.

foundation model

Foundation model covers systems for images and other data as well, whereas LLM refers specifically to text.

Word family

language noun

a system of words used to communicate

model noun

a system built to represent or predict something

prompt noun

the text you give an LLM to respond to

Commonly confused: LLM or LLB?

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