Software as a service (SaaS) is a means of providing a software product whereby users access the product via the internet. This differs from traditional software products, which users generally must download onto their own devices to use, at which point their version of the software is isolated to that device.
SaaS products can be maintained and updated in a centralised manner. They’re often paid for via a recurring subscription service (ie instead of being purchased on a one-off basis).
Due to the large amount of data storage and processing power that’s required to run an AI-powered software product (as well as the various other benefits of a SaaS model), many AI software products are provided as cloud-based SaaS products.
For more information, read Software as a service (SaaS).
These AI Terms of Service are designed to apply to SaaS products.