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LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-09-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- large language model
1, record 1, English, large%20language%20model
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- LLM 2, record 1, English, LLM
correct, noun
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A large language model is a language model that has a large number of configurable parameters (in the billions), has been trained with a lot of data (books, articles, code, websites, Wikipedia) and requires plenty of computing power. 3, record 1, English, - large%20language%20model
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
LLMs are used in numerous applications, such as text generation, question answering, content translation, and creative content creation. 4, record 1, English, - large%20language%20model
Record 1, Key term(s)
- IAGENAI25
- 10469252
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grand modèle de langage
1, record 1, French, grand%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- GML 2, record 1, French, GML
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grand modèle de langue 3, record 1, French, grand%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langue
correct, masculine noun
- GML 4, record 1, French, GML
correct, masculine noun
- GML 4, record 1, French, GML
- modèle de langage de grande taille 5, record 1, French, mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langage%20de%20grande%20taille
correct, masculine noun
- modèle de langue de grande taille 6, record 1, French, mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langue%20de%20grande%20taille
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les] grands modèles de langage (GML) [...] peuvent avoir des centaines de milliards de «paramètres» correspondant aux variables que l'IA utilise pour prendre des décisions. 7, record 1, French, - grand%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les grands modèles de langage sont entraînés au moyen de grandes quantités de données textuelles et peuvent réaliser diverses tâches de nature linguistique, comme traduire, générer du texte et répondre à des questions. 8, record 1, French, - grand%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Bien que les désignations «langage» et «langue» puissent avoir des sens différents, elles sont utilisées de façon interchangeable dans ce contexte. 8, record 1, French, - grand%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langage
Record 1, Key term(s)
- grand modèle de langues
- modèle de langues de grande taille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- modelo extenso de lenguaje
1, record 1, Spanish, modelo%20extenso%20de%20lenguaje
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- LLM 2, record 1, Spanish, LLM
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- gran modelo de lenguaje 3, record 1, Spanish, gran%20modelo%20de%20lenguaje
correct, masculine noun
- LLM 4, record 1, Spanish, LLM
correct, masculine noun
- LLM 4, record 1, Spanish, LLM
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
modelo extenso de lenguaje; gran modelo de lenguaje; LLM: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que de acuerdo con el Diccionario de la lengua española la sigla "LLM", utilizada con frecuencia para la expresión inglesa "large language model", permanece invariable en plural en la escritura, por lo que no son adecuadas formas como "LLMs", "LLMS" ni "LLM's". [...] Con ella se alude a un modelo de lenguaje que ha procesado una gran cantidad de datos. En español se puede hablar de "modelo extenso de lenguaje" o de "gran modelo de lenguaje", esta última recogida en la base de datos terminológica multilingüe de la UE (IATE). Sus plurales son "modelos extensos de lenguaje" o "grandes modelos de lenguaje". 1, record 1, Spanish, - modelo%20extenso%20de%20lenguaje
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-01-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- multilingual large language model
1, record 2, English, multilingual%20large%20language%20model
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- multilingual LLM 1, record 2, English, multilingual%20LLM
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A multilingual large language model has a substantial number of parameters and is trained using large amounts of text data from several languages. 2, record 2, English, - multilingual%20large%20language%20model
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grand modèle de langage multilingue
1, record 2, French, grand%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langage%20multilingue
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- GML multilingue 2, record 2, French, GML%20multilingue
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un grand modèle de langage multilingue est doté d'un nombre considérable de paramètres et est entraîné au moyen d'une grande quantité de données textuelles provenant de plusieurs langues. 3, record 2, French, - grand%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langage%20multilingue
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2025-01-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- monolingual large language model
1, record 3, English, monolingual%20large%20language%20model
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- monolingual LLM 1, record 3, English, monolingual%20LLM
correct, noun
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A monolingual large language model has a substantial number of parameters and is trained using large amounts of text data from a single language. 2, record 3, English, - monolingual%20large%20language%20model
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- grand modèle de langage monolingue
1, record 3, French, grand%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langage%20monolingue
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- GML monolingue 1, record 3, French, GML%20monolingue
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un grand modèle de langage monolingue est doté d'un nombre considérable de paramètres et est entraîné au moyen d'une grande quantité de données textuelles provenant d'une seule langue. 1, record 3, French, - grand%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langage%20monolingue
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2024-08-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- multimodal large language model
1, record 4, English, multimodal%20large%20language%20model
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- MLLM 1, record 4, English, MLLM
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Multimodal large language models (MLLMs) extend the capabilities of traditional LLMs [large language models] by leveraging their comprehension, generation, and task-solving abilities across different modalities, including natural language (text and audio) and visual information (videos, images and 3D models). 2, record 4, English, - multimodal%20large%20language%20model
Record 4, Key term(s)
- multi-modal large language model
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- grand modèle de langage multimodal
1, record 4, French, grand%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langage%20multimodal
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- GMLM 2, record 4, French, GMLM
correct, masculine noun
- MLLM 3, record 4, French, MLLM
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- grand modèle de langue multimodal 2, record 4, French, grand%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langue%20multimodal
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'avènement de grands modèles de langage multimodaux [...] a souligné le succès et les progrès notables dans les tâches impliquant la compréhension image-texte au cours des dernières années. 4, record 4, French, - grand%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langage%20multimodal
Record 4, Key term(s)
- grand modèle de langage multi-modal
- grand modèle de langue multi-modal
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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