What is a large language model (LLM)?
A model trained on very large amounts of text that predicts what text should come next. Claude, GPT and Gemini are all large language models.
Also called LLM, foundation model.
In one sentence
A model trained on very large amounts of text that predicts what text should come next.
Why it matters to a business
It predicts plausible text. It does not look anything up unless you connect it to something. That single distinction explains most AI project failures.
Real examples
- Claude
- GPT
- Gemini
- Llama
- Mistral
Agent vs LLM
A language model answers. An agent acts. The agent is the model plus tools, a goal, and permission to keep going until it decides it is finished. All the interesting risk lives in that last part.
What is an AI agent?
Every term here was explained to us once, too. Asking is how you learn it.
Large language model, in questions
The same answer, in the shape people ask it.
What is a large language model (LLM)?
A model trained on very large amounts of text that predicts what text should come next. Claude, GPT and Gemini are all large language models.
Why does Large language model matter to a business?
It predicts plausible text. It does not look anything up unless you connect it to something. That single distinction explains most AI project failures.
What are examples of Large language model?
Claude, GPT, Gemini, Llama, Mistral.
Agent vs LLM: what is the difference?
A language model answers. An agent acts. The agent is the model plus tools, a goal, and permission to keep going until it decides it is finished. All the interesting risk lives in that last part.
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