Large Language Model
A large language model (LLM) is an AI model trained on huge amounts of text so it can understand and generate human language - it is the technology behind tools like ChatGPT and Claude.
What Large Language Model means
A large language model learns by reading an enormous amount of text and picking up the patterns of how words and ideas fit together. Once trained, it can answer questions, write, summarize, and translate by predicting fitting text.
When you ask ChatGPT to explain a topic, an LLM is doing the work: it draws on patterns from everything it read to build a clear, original answer one word at a time, rather than looking up a stored response.
Why Large Language Model matters
Large language models are the foundation of nearly every practical AI tool you will use or build. Understanding them helps you get better results and design more reliable automations.
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