Tracing

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Definition

In the context of AI engineering, tracing involves capturing detailed logs of how data flows through a model or application, including inputs, outputs, latency, and resource usage at each step. This is crucial for debugging complex pipelines, understanding model behavior, and optimizing performance bottlenecks. It allows developers to visualize the sequence of operations and identify where errors or inefficiencies occur during runtime.

Summary

Tracing is a technique that records the execution path and intermediate states of a program or AI model inference to facilitate debugging and performance optimization.

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