AI mechanics

Model

The trained pattern engine that writes the answer.

A model is the weights plus the machinery to run them. It predicts plausible continuations of text, extremely well.

Different models are genuinely different machines, with different defaults, not the same brain in different clothes.

Also called: llm, large language model, gpt, claude, gemini.

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