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Master of Laws

First in use: the 1800s
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Large language model

First in use: c. 2018

LLM / Master of Laws / Large language model

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Law schools owned these three letters until GPT-2.

Which meaning of LLM is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Master of Laws came first (the 1800s). Large language model arrived in 2018. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · the 1800s

Master of Laws

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Duplicate · c. 2018

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