language model
noun
plural language models
: a mathematical model (see model entry 1 sense 3) that analyzes a corpus of text in order to accurately represent the relationships between words
We have tremendous freedom to put words in any order we like. The computer has to have some kind of handle, a language model. It has to figure how likely any particular word is to pop up at any time.—
Robert Mercer, quoted in Chicago Tribune
Robert Mercer, quoted in Chicago Tribune
also
: software that uses a language model to generate text (such as responses to queries or prompts)
For example, given the task of analyzing the sentiment of the sentence 'I missed the bus today,' researchers could continue with the prompt 'I felt so [blank]' and ask a language model to fill in the blank with an emotion. —Kyle Wiggers
see also large language model
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Its neural processing unit supports a range of AI models, including large language models, small language models, and large multi-modal models.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 2 Jan. 2025
Two months later, the team at Google DeepMind reported on a similar experiment across a variety of tasks and constraints — letting the language models choose their own side of the debate, for example.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
While language models learn how to generate text by training on copious amounts of books, articles, and social media posts, Cosmos is designed to generate images and 3D models of the physical world.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
Many robots run software or language models stored in the cloud, which drives up data center energy demand.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 2 Jan. 2025
Two months later, the team at Google DeepMind reported on a similar experiment across a variety of tasks and constraints — letting the language models choose their own side of the debate, for example.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
While language models learn how to generate text by training on copious amounts of books, articles, and social media posts, Cosmos is designed to generate images and 3D models of the physical world.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
Many robots run software or language models stored in the cloud, which drives up data center energy demand.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Language model.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/language%20model. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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