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Latency
Infrastructure“LAY-ten-see”
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The delay between asking an AI something and getting the answer back.
Lesson #3: Under the Hood: Models, Meaning & Speed →Think of it like…
The pause between flipping a switch and the light actually coming on.
Everyday example
A voice assistant taking two seconds to answer instead of one.
Construction example
A field app that stalls when checking specs on a weak signal.
Business example
A chat widget losing customers because replies take eight seconds.
Why this matters
Slow AI gets abandoned — speed often matters more to users than a slightly smarter answer.
One-sentence summary
Latency is the wait time between question and answer.
Try it yourself
Time how long your most-used AI tool takes to answer. Anything over 5s hurts.
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