Quick definition · 2 min AI term

LLM

An LLM (large language model) is an AI trained on huge amounts of text to predict the next word, which is how it writes and reasons.

Think of it like

Autocomplete that read most of the internet. It is guessing the next word, just extraordinarily well.

Example

ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are all powered by LLMs. “LLM” is the category; those are specific models.

Why it matters

It is one of the most-searched AI acronyms. Once you know an LLM is a next-word predictor, both its power and its mistakes make more sense.

Where you’ll see it
ChatGPTClaudeHugging Face
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