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Latent Space

LAY-tnt spays /ˈleɪtnt speɪs/

A mathematical “map” where an AI system represents concepts, images or sounds as numbers (vectors). Items that are similar end up close together in this space. Latent space helps models match text to images, group similar document, or generate variations – because moving within the space changes features gradually.