Generative AI & LLMs
Masked language model
A language AI taught to fill in missing pieces of text using the surrounding words.
Example
An AI system predicts the missing word in a sentence.
Why people use it
It learns language patterns by working out missing pieces from surrounding text.
What you'll hear
“What word fits in the blank?”
What this means for you
Choose an AI system suited to the task rather than assuming all language AI systems work alike.
Can you control it?
Developer-only
The people building or running the AI choose this setup. An everyday user generally needs their help to change how this part works.
Common questions
- Can more than one piece of text be hidden?
- Yes. Training can hide several pieces, depending on the method and the task being taught.
- Can it use words on both sides of the gap?
- Many such systems can, which helps them interpret the missing piece in background information.
- Is it automatically a chatbot?
- No. Learning to fill gaps does not by itself provide a complete conversational service.