eBay Launches New In-House Large Language Model for E-commerce with Translation Capabilities In a June 17, 2024 paper , eBay introduced its series of l arge language models (LLMs), tailored specifically for the e-commerce sector. eBay’s New In-House Large Language Model for E-commerce Can Also Translate These models, named LiLiuM 1B, 7B, and 13B , were developed in-house to meet eBay’s specific needs across various applications, including translation, in the e-commerce domain, providing full control over licenses, data, vocabulary, and architecture. The authors said that “these models are meant to eliminate dependency on third-party LLM s within eBay.” eBay explained that using foundation models like the LLaMA-2 models, which can be accessed and adjusted for specific purposes, poses risks related to licensing, data security, and future-proofing. They noted that these models are generally trained on English-centric data and are quite gene...