What Is AI Operations?

AI Operations (AI Ops) is the discipline of designing, supervising, and controlling AI systems once they are deployed into real production environments.

It focuses not on how models are trained, but on how AI behaves after deployment — when decisions affect customers, revenue, safety, and trust.

Most AI failures do not come from bad models. They come from uncontrolled automation, missing oversight, cost explosions, and lack of accountability.

Why AI Operations Exists

As AI systems become embedded in logistics, finance, real estate, healthcare, and infrastructure, organizations need people who can operate AI safely and predictably.

AI Operations exists to ensure:

What AI Operations Controls

AI Operations vs MLOps

MLOps focuses on training and deploying models. AI Operations focuses on behavior, reliability, and oversight in live systems.

In practice, AI Operations builds on MLOps — but goes further into governance, accountability, and human-in-the-loop design.

Careers in AI Operations

As AI becomes infrastructure, demand is rising for professionals such as:

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