Definition
Training adjusts parameters to reduce a loss or increase a reward. The objective, data and optimisation procedure shape what is learned. At inference, the model uses its parameters and available context to compute an output.
Equation
θ denotes parameters, L a loss and η a learning rate. This gradient-descent step is illustrative; systems need not use exactly this update.
Assumptions and notation
θ denotes parameters, L a loss and η a learning rate. This gradient-descent step is illustrative; systems need not use exactly this update.
Limits of interpretation
Changing instructions changes the input; it does not necessarily retrain parameters. Supervised learning, self-supervised learning and reinforcement learning describe methods, not architectures.