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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Data is the backbone of any AI solution, but most AI models are trained with existing datasets that lack representation of diverse groups.
—Pradeep Kumar Muthukamatchi, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
For instance, during the early days of former President Joe Biden's tenure in January 2021, the number of datasets available on Data.gov remained largely static.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025
By 11 February, a federal judge ruled that the government agencies must restore public access to pages and datasets maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Feb. 2025
The instrument has to be relearned, more or less, each time the model is trained on a new dataset.
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Pradeep Kumar Muthukamatchi, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
For instance, during the early days of former President Joe Biden's tenure in January 2021, the number of datasets available on Data.gov remained largely static.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025
By 11 February, a federal judge ruled that the government agencies must restore public access to pages and datasets maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Feb. 2025
The instrument has to be relearned, more or less, each time the model is trained on a new dataset.
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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