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  "direct_answer": "Inference Infrastructure provides the runtime systems that serve models with controlled latency, cost, routing, and resilience.",
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  "limitations": [
    "Owned-source evidence is not independent validation.",
    "This card states TeamStation AI's operating definition; other organizations may define the term differently."
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  "primary_question": "What is Inference Infrastructure?"
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