Schema Definitions for AI Model APIs

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Creating an AI Model API involves defining the schema for the data the API will accept and provide. In the context of managing AI models with Pulumi, you would work with cloud services such as Azure's Machine Learning Services, or Google Cloud's AI Engine. These services allow you to create, update, and manage machine learning models and their versions at scale.

In our Pulumi example, let's assume we want to create a new version of a machine learning model using Azure's Machine Learning Services. We will use the `ModelVersion` resource from the `azure-native` package to define the new version of our machine learning model within an Azure Machine Learning workspace.

Below is a Pulumi program in Python that accomplishes this:

```python
import pulumi
import pulumi_azure_native.machinelearningservices as ml

# Create a new version of a model in Azure Machine Learning Services
model_version = ml.ModelVersion(
    "modelVersion",
    # The name of the Machine Learning model
    name="myModelName",
    # The name of the version to create or update
    version="v1",
    # The name of the Azure Machine Learning workspace
    workspace_name="myWorkspace",
    # The resource group in which to create the model version
    resource_group_name="myResourceGroup",
    # Properties specific to the model version
    model_version_properties=ml.ModelVersionPropertiesArgs(
        tags={
            "stage": "production",
            "type": "regression",
        },
        # Additional model-specific properties
        description="This is a regression model for predicting values.",
        # If applicable, the URI where the model is located
        model_uri="azureml://registries/myRegistry/models/myModelName/versions/1"
    )
)

# Export the model version ID so it can be used in other places
pulumi.export("model_version_id", model_version.id)
```

In this program:

1. We import the Pulumi SDKs for Python and specifically for Azure Machine Learning Services.
2. We create a new `ModelVersion` resource, which defines a particular version of a machine learning model in our Azure Machine Learning workspace.
3. Within the `ModelVersion` we specify properties such as the name of the model, the version identifier, and the workspace and resource group it belongs to.
4. The `model_version_properties` allows us to add more detail to our model version, including tags for categorization, a description, and the model URI that points to the location of the model.
5. Finally, we export the model version ID, which can be useful if we need to reference this model version from other parts of our infrastructure or applications.

By defining your AI model schemas and versions in this way with Pulumi, you can version control your infrastructure definition, automate deployments, and integrate it into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring that your machine learning infrastructure evolves together with your applications and models.