Artificial intelligence processing at network edge

A method comprising:

• assigning, by a network management system, one or more artificial intelligence (AI) models to one or more network access devices;
• accessing, by a network access device of the one or more network access devices and from the network management system over a network, model parameters of an AI model assigned to the network access device;
• determining, by the network access device using the AI model running on processing circuitry of the network access device, one or more inferences based on data locally accessible at the network access device;
• and
• sending, by the network access device, an indication of the one or more inferences to the network management system over the network.

Non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions that when executed cause processing circuitry to:

• assign, by a network management system, one or more artificial intelligence (AI) models to one or more network access devices;
• access, by a network access device of the one or more network access devices and from the network management system over a network, model parameters of an AI model assigned to the network access device;
• determine, using the AI model running on processing circuitry of the network access device, one or more inferences based on data locally accessible at the network access device;
• and
• send, by the network access device, an indication of the one or more inferences to the network management system over the network.