Core AI ideas

Inference

Definition

The moment a trained model uses what it learned to answer a new question or make a prediction.

AI Word Bank · Illustrated definition

Visual example

Inference: a trained chef cooks a new order using skills learned during practice.

Live cooking = inference

A kitchen example of inference: cooking an order live.

The kitchen connection

Think of cooking an order live.

The illustration connects the AI idea to something familiar. Follow the subject, the action, and the result to see how it works.

01 · Who or what
Live cooking = inference
02 · What happens
Uses what training taught
03 · The result
Creates an answer now

Why it matters

It is the moment users actually receive a model's answer.