AI Glossary

Cloud AI

What does “Cloud AI” mean?

Cloud AI: AI capabilities rented over the internet from a provider, rather than run on hardware you own. That can mean renting GPUs by the hour, calling a model through an API, or using managed tools for training and deployment. Customers pay for what they use and avoid buying hardware up front.

Cloud AI visual guide: AI capabilities rented over the internet from a provider, rather than run on hardware you own. That can mean renting GPUs by the hour, calling a model through an API, or using managed tools for training and deployment. Customers pay for what they use and avoid buying hardware up front.
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What is an example of “Cloud AI”?

A startup can build an AI product entirely on cloud APIs without owning a single server.

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