[AI-Driven New Business Creation] What Is an LLM?

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An LLM Is a Large Language Model

An LLM (Large Language Model) is a type of artificial intelligence technology that understands human language and generates text based on that understanding. It works by learning from massive amounts of text data from the internet to build a model capable of handling a wide variety of language tasks.

ChatGPT Is Also Generative AI Built on an LLM

ChatGPT, developed in the United States by OpenAI in 2022, uses LLM technology (a form of language-generating AI known as a large language model). It can act as a human assistant to handle a wide range of tasks and has passed the bar exam and the medical licensing exam. It is already said to exceed the abilities of an average person, and it continues to evolve at a remarkable pace.

ChatGPT is used for business at more than half of the Fortune 500 companies and has had a major business impact, particularly in the US and Europe. Inspired by this, efforts to build similar LLMs are accelerating around the world.

If a Computer Is the Analogy, the LLM Is the CPU

An LLM is an AI technology that can give thoughtful, human-like answers to questions and produce text according to instructions, and it is also used as the core technology behind ChatGPT, which has been attracting so much attention lately. If we compare it to a PC, the LLM corresponds to the CPU, the part that serves as the brain.

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Can a PC Run on a CPU Alone?

Just as a PC cannot be used with only a CPU, an LLM alone is not something users can actually use. In a PC, many parts work together: input devices such as a keyboard and mouse, output devices such as a display and speakers, storage devices such as memory and an HDD, and a motherboard that connects all of them to the CPU.

Running an LLM likewise requires sophisticated mechanisms for input, output, and coordination. On top of that, it must offer the security and robustness needed for use by many users. Putting an LLM to work therefore requires a variety of software and a platform technology that integrates it all, and our company develops and provides an LLM platform for commercial services, ChatStream®.

5. Large Language Models That Support Japanese (Examples)

- matsuo-lab/weblab-10b-instruction-sft
- cyberagent/open-calm-7b
- cyberagent/open-calm-3b
- rinna/japanese-gpt-neox-3.6b-instruction-sft-v2
- rinna/bilingual-gpt-neox-4b-instruction-sft
- rinna/japanese-gpt-neox-3.6b-instruction-sft
- rinna/japanese-gpt-neox-3.6b-instruction-ppo
- stabilityai/japanese-stablelm-instruct-alpha-7b
- line-corporation/japanese-large-lm-3.6b-instruction-sft
- stockmark/gpt-neox-japanese-1.4b

6. Large Language Models That Support English (Examples)

- meta-llama/Llama-2-7b-chat
- openlm-research/open_llama_3b_v2
- openlm-research/open_llama_7b_v2
- openlm-research/open_llama_3b
- togethercomputer/RedPajama-INCITE-Chat-3B-v1
- togethercomputer/RedPajama-INCITE-7B-Chat
- mosaicml/mpt-7b-chat
- databricks/dolly-v2-7b
- databricks/dolly-v2-3b

7. A PC Built for Generative AI

We sell the Qualiteg IntegrityPro-11600, a high-cost-performance PC dedicated to LLMs (large language models) for professionals, equipped with a professional-grade GPU.

All the necessary software comes preinstalled, so you can try out an LLM in an interactive chat web app as soon as you turn it on. No more worrying about which PC parts you need to run AI or wrestling with tedious software installation: you can focus on the work that matters.

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