LLM (Large Language Model)
An AI model trained on vast amounts of text, capable of understanding and generating human language. Claude, GPT-4, and Gemini are LLMs. In automation, LLMs handle tasks that require human-level language understanding.
1T+
parameters in frontier LLMs like Claude 3.5
Anthropic 2024
Expert insight
An LLM call inside a workflow is not deterministic the way an API call to a database is, the same prompt can produce slightly different phrasing or, occasionally, a different classification decision on two separate runs. Production workflows that use an LLM for something consequential (routing a support ticket, extracting a dollar amount from an invoice) need validation logic around the output, not blind trust that the model got it right every time.
In a real workflow
A large language model drafts replies, summarises calls and extracts fields from emails inside workflows.
Common mistakes
- Using an LLM for tasks a simple rule would do better.
- Trusting outputs without checks on important decisions.
Complexity level
Requires some familiarity with automation concepts.
Quick facts
1T+
parameters in frontier LLMs like Claude 3.5
Anthropic 2024
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