Training
Also known as: Model Training, AI Training
In one sentence
The process of feeding data to an AI system so it learns patterns and improves its predictions over time.
Explain like I'm 12
Like practicing flashcards over and over until you remember everything—AI looks at tons of examples until it figures out the patterns.
In context
Training a spam filter involves showing it thousands of spam and legitimate emails. Training an image classifier means feeding it millions of labeled photos.
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