Imagine being able to tap into AI services without needing expensive infrastructure or software — just like borrowing a garden tool from a neighbor. A cloud artificial intelligence (AI) service works this way. It is a pay-as-you-go service that lets companies access advanced AI capabilities over the internet to do such things as develop AI applications, analyze data and other tasks.
The “cloud” refers to computers — or servers — software programs and networks owned by third parties that purchase, store, maintain and rent out their use to clients. That means businesses do not have to buy, store and maintain these servers and software programs themselves.
Instead, companies access them over the internet. They only pay when they use these systems. This can be cheaper than businesses buying the hardware and software themselves as well as maintaining them. Since one only needs an internet connection to access the cloud, anyone on any device can use the apps and data stored in the cloud.
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