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Maxim Dupont

Maxim Dupont is the founder of LabelVisor, a scientist & software engineer. His hobby of writing tech reviews has become his new way of life. His belief is that together we can achieve the best world.

Computer Vision

Faithfulness Checks: Labeling to Ensure Model Explanations Are Truthful

As machine learning models, especially those with large programming languages, are increasingly used to make decisions or provide analytics, there is a growing need to ensure that their explanations reflect how the models work. These checks help determine whether a model's explanation is valid, i.e., whether it

Computer Vision

Calibration Test Sets: Annotating Data to Assess Model Reliability

Bad cables or misconfigured instruments can derail entire projects, wasting time and resources. Ensuring reliability in data-driven systems requires thorough validation at every stage. Implement an approach integrating detailed data annotation to assess performance metrics and support confidence evaluation, ensuring each component meets stringent standards. Regular validation confirms equipment stability,

Data Annotation

Red-Teaming Abstract: Competitive Testing Data Selection

A competitive testing abstract is a systematic stress testing of systems against real-world threats. Modern language models face risks of misinformation leaks and malicious actions by fraudsters. Therefore, a Red-Teaming abstract is needed, where teams simulate attackers to reveal vulnerabilities in an AI model. Leading companies like Microsoft and IBM

Computer Vision

Preference-Based Annotation: Labeling Data to Reflect Human Values

Traditional data annotation methods often rely on objective, predefined labels that may fail to capture the nuances of human values and subjective judgments. Preference-based annotation offers a more human-centric approach, allowing systems to learn from comparative preferences rather than rigid labels. This method is beneficial in tasks where absolute correctness

Data Annotation

Designing Microtasks: Breaking Down Annotation Jobs for Faster Completion

Breaking down complex tasks into smaller ones, known as microtasking, can improve efficiency and accuracy in creating AI training data. We'll cover strategies for optimizing workflows, applying cognitive personalization, and implementing quality control mechanisms. We'll also discuss methods for optimizing the user interface for worker productivity.

Data Annotation

Clustering for Pseudo-Labels: Grouping Data Before Manual Annotation

Clustering and pseudo-labels have streamlined the data annotation by providing unlabeled data for AI models. Unsupervised methods generate pseudo-labels to train AI models on unannotated data. This approach is used in semi-supervised learning, where pseudo-labels improve the performance of AI models. However, generating noiseless labels remains a challenge that requires

Data Labeling

Embedding-Based Annotation: Leveraging Vector Spaces for Automatic Labeling

The basic idea behind embedding-based annotation is to represent data (e.g., text, images, or other complex objects) as vectors in a continuous, multidimensional vector space. These vectors capture the semantic meaning or relevant characteristics of the data, and their relationships in this space are structured so that similar data