The AI Pipeline is a complex set of phases and operations, all with different requirements for the underlying storage which affect storage technology choices. Understanding this complexity can be overwhelming and hard to understand. This presentation will provide a 101 style view of the typical demands of the AI phases on the storage which impacts your storage choices and success deploying your AI strategy. Storage is critical for efficient AI, and is currently overlooked, to some extent, by the market. The overview of the AI and Storage relationship in this presentation is for developers and implementers to have a foundational understanding. It is a perfect introduction to other SNIA presentations that provide more detail on specific phases and types of AI Pipeline workloads.