Input data is the data supplied to an AI or machine learning system for training, evaluation, or inference. Its quality, representativeness, format, and governance directly affect system performance, reliability, and risk.
The information fed into an artificial intelligence system for processing or analysis. In generative AI, this includes the large datasets used to train models and the prompts, questions, or instructions provided by users during interactions. The quality and diversity of input data significantly influence the AI's performance and outputs.