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inference

/ˈɪnfərəns/ - n.

1 [colloq.] The part priced per call, unlike the definitions it relies on, which are free and missing.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The act of running a trained model on new inputs to produce predictions in production.

Evidence

Seen in the wild · 1

See also

mlopsThe operating discipline a model needs, requested only after the model is already in production.
model driftThe model did not change. The world did, and no one was watching the gap.
model monitoringA panel that shows the model is healthy by reporting every signal except whether it is still right.
model registryA list of every model in production except the three a team is quietly running from a notebook.