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
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The dataset, which analyzes 2024 data, rated Connecticut highly in education and health, ranking third and fourth respectively.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
Beyond remote control, the team sees a path toward using the wristband to build huge datasets of human motion that could eventually enable humanoids to learn dexterous tasks without human guidance.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
New modules will be introduced over time, expanding its capabilities and allowing the platform to work with different types of inputs As Jeanologia’s needs and use cases evolve, the company will expand and refine that dataset and use it to train new versions of the system.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
These counterfactuals and projections generally can’t be learned from a historical training dataset.
—ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
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Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
Beyond remote control, the team sees a path toward using the wristband to build huge datasets of human motion that could eventually enable humanoids to learn dexterous tasks without human guidance.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
New modules will be introduced over time, expanding its capabilities and allowing the platform to work with different types of inputs As Jeanologia’s needs and use cases evolve, the company will expand and refine that dataset and use it to train new versions of the system.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
These counterfactuals and projections generally can’t be learned from a historical training dataset.
—ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
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