1
: one that rates
specifically
: a person who estimates or determines a rating
2
: one having a specified rating or class
—usually used in combination
first-rater
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These reward models can fill in for the human raters, accelerating and broadening this fine-tuning process.
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Cal Newport, New Yorker, 3 June 2025
The White House has brushed aside the downgrade, describing it as largely symbolic and dismissing both the lagging indicator and the rater.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Blinded raters judged the AI answers more empathetic 45% of the time, while taking doctors less than a minute to review.
—Kumar Abhirup, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Our analysis revealed that while the aggregate effectiveness ratings from all raters were comparable between age groups, there were significant differences in how younger and older leaders were perceived by specific rater groups.
—Joseph Folkman, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Cal Newport, New Yorker, 3 June 2025
The White House has brushed aside the downgrade, describing it as largely symbolic and dismissing both the lagging indicator and the rater.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Blinded raters judged the AI answers more empathetic 45% of the time, while taking doctors less than a minute to review.
—Kumar Abhirup, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Our analysis revealed that while the aggregate effectiveness ratings from all raters were comparable between age groups, there were significant differences in how younger and older leaders were perceived by specific rater groups.
—Joseph Folkman, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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“Rater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rater. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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