An AI Inference Engine is the software or computing system that runs trained artificial intelligence models on new data to produce predictions, classifications, recommendations, or generated outputs. It handles the execution of the model and may optimize how calculations are performed to meet requirements for speed, memory usage, and scalability.
Inference engines are used in applications such as real-time image recognition, fraud detection, recommendation systems, conversational AI, and autonomous machines. They can operate in cloud environments, on local servers, or directly on edge devices where fast responses and reduced data transfer are important.