Set up a Vertex AI batch prediction job for offline scoring of large datasets

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Verified steps

  1. Prepare input data as JSONL files in GCS with each line containing an 'instances' array matching the model's expected input schema
  2. Create a batch prediction job via model.batch_predict(job_display_name=..., gcs_source=input_uri, gcs_destination_prefix=output_prefix, machine_type='n1-standard-4')
  3. Poll job.state or wait synchronously with job.wait() until the state transitions to JOB_STATE_SUCCEEDED
  4. Read prediction outputs from the GCS destination prefix — each shard file is a JSONL with 'instance' and 'prediction' fields
  5. Check job.error for partial failure details; failed instances are written to a separate error output file

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