GEN AI LESSON
Training vs Inference (Student-Friendly)
Training builds weights once; inference runs those weights on your prompt.
Inference answers come from patterns—fresh facts may need tools or documents.
Believing every answer includes live internet truth.
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Training vs Inference (Student-Friendly) keeps Gen AI grounded instead of magical thinking. Phase focus: Mindset & Mechanics.
Anchor idea:
Training builds weights once; inference runs those weights on your prompt.
Lean into curiosity—notice where intuition clashes with reality.
Coach tip: Inference answers come from patterns—fresh facts may need tools or documents.
Tripwire: Believing every answer includes live internet truth.
Practice angle: Contrast training data cutoff vs tools/RAG in five lines.
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Quick checks
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