Fundamentals

Large language model

Q: What does LLM stand for?

LLM stands for Large language model. An AI model trained on huge amounts of text to predict and generate language. It powers chatbots, coding assistants, and most of the tools people mean when they say "AI" today.

LLM

An AI model trained on huge amounts of text to predict and generate language. It powers chatbots, coding assistants, and most of the tools people mean when they say "AI" today.

In practice

GPT, Claude, and Gemini are large language models.

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