dataset
noun
da·ta·set
ˈdā-tə-ˌset 
ˈda-,
also ˈdä-
variants
or less commonly data set
plural datasets also data sets
: a collection of data taken from a single source or intended for a single project
analyzed the dataset
If you're using a public dataset, make sure the data comes from a reliable source …—
Ben Dickson
Ben DicksonThe company is also … continuing to build its own dataset to improve its machine learning models.—Alexandra S. Levine
Alexandra S. LevineSince AIs need a data set to learn and recognize patterns, one major worry artists have is that their artwork is being used for AI learning, raising concerns of copyright infringement.—Daniel Salcedo Rubio
Daniel Salcedo RubioExamples of dataset in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
OpenAI and Google, which both offer their models directly to end users through a chat interface, have already started building that dataset.
—Jeroen Van Hautte, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Open up public datasets for research and development Data is the fuel that powers large AI models.
—Victor Riparbelli, Fortune Europe, 17 Apr. 2024
The cloud technology that the company ordinarily offers to its clients includes a tool called AutoML that allows a user to rapidly train a machine learning model using a custom dataset.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
The findings were based on genetic data covering more than 350,000 middle-aged to older adults in Britain in a dataset called the UK Biobank.
—Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
The debate over dataset compensation will continue as GAI evolves.
—Dan Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families; the Children’s Bureau; the original dataset collection personnel or funding source; NDACAN; Cornell University; and their agents or employees bear no responsibility for the analyses or interpretations presented here.
—Stephannie Stokes, ProPublica, 1 Apr. 2024
For massive datasets to be of use, they must be stored somehow.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2024
For these reasons, the mean or average household income dataset is critical because the Census Bureau has exact figures for it.
—Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Jeroen Van Hautte, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Open up public datasets for research and development Data is the fuel that powers large AI models.
—Victor Riparbelli, Fortune Europe, 17 Apr. 2024
The cloud technology that the company ordinarily offers to its clients includes a tool called AutoML that allows a user to rapidly train a machine learning model using a custom dataset.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
The findings were based on genetic data covering more than 350,000 middle-aged to older adults in Britain in a dataset called the UK Biobank.
—Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
The debate over dataset compensation will continue as GAI evolves.
—Dan Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families; the Children’s Bureau; the original dataset collection personnel or funding source; NDACAN; Cornell University; and their agents or employees bear no responsibility for the analyses or interpretations presented here.
—Stephannie Stokes, ProPublica, 1 Apr. 2024
For massive datasets to be of use, they must be stored somehow.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2024
For these reasons, the mean or average household income dataset is critical because the Census Bureau has exact figures for it.
—Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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