Data Labeling

intermediate
ai & ml
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Definition

The process of tagging data with labels or annotations to teach AI models what patterns to recognize. Like grading homework to teach students the right answers.

Real-World Example

Training an image recognition model requires thousands of photos labeled with what objects they contain, like 'cat', 'dog', or 'car'.

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Cloud Provider Equivalencies

All four provide managed workflows to create labeled datasets for ML (human labeling, optional automation/active learning, quality control, and export to training pipelines). Names and UI differ, but the core goal—turning raw data into labeled training/validation data—is the same.

AWS
Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth
AZ
Azure Machine Learning data labeling
GCP
Vertex AI Data Labeling
OCI
OCI Data Labeling

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