Seven Layers · Layer 1
AI Applications
The application layer is where artificial intelligence becomes useful to a person, team, company, institution, or society.
About this section
An AI application is more than a model behind a screen. It combines a model with data, instructions, interfaces, business rules, integrations, human oversight, and responsibility for an outcome.
The model provides capability. The application turns that capability into dependable value.
This section examines the application layer as both a technology layer and a business layer. It begins with the basic definition, then moves through product categories, architectures, economics, risks, and opportunities.