as in to interpret
to add notes or comments to (a text, book, drawing, etc.)
He annotated the text at several places. annotate a list
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That same year, Cornell released Merlin Sound ID, which was originally trained on around two hundred and fifty hours of bird sounds, as well as on background noises (whistling wind, passing cars), all manually annotated by experts.
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The most likely way to get that done will be recording large datasets of fungal electrical signals emitted in response to each exposure, annotating them, and then training AI models to interpret the fungal language.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024
All this is typically made possible with the help of underpaid workers in the Global South to annotate that data at a mammoth scale.
—Adam Clair, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
California Inside the room: The entire L.A. City Council racist audio leak, annotated by our experts
Nov. 21, 2022
Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson declined to discuss Bonta’s demands, which were the topic of a lengthy closed-door session of the council last week.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The most likely way to get that done will be recording large datasets of fungal electrical signals emitted in response to each exposure, annotating them, and then training AI models to interpret the fungal language.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024
All this is typically made possible with the help of underpaid workers in the Global South to annotate that data at a mammoth scale.
—Adam Clair, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
California Inside the room: The entire L.A. City Council racist audio leak, annotated by our experts
Nov. 21, 2022
Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson declined to discuss Bonta’s demands, which were the topic of a lengthy closed-door session of the council last week.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Perhaps agreeable when very narrowly defined, the commissioner does not interpret his comments in such a way.Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
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By leveraging natural language processing and machine learning, these AI assistants can interpret user intent, providing contextual support across various business functions.Ravi Laudya, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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The Golden Source Just as other areas of the business use business intelligence tools, CISOs need ways to analyze data and deliver actionable information that helps guide business decisions.Jonathan Gill, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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For its 2025-2026 Best Places to Live rankings, the publication analyzed 150 cities in the U.S. based on quality of life, job market, value of living and desire to live in the area.Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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And, as a clinical social worker explains this morning, the problem is only getting worse.Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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More:Operation Lone Star explained: What's happening in Eagle Pass, Texas?John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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According to the newspaper, other megadonors have also floated the idea of moving abroad, illustrating the deep fears among the Left about Trump’s second ascent to power.Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024
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The trust consulted on many key moments that illustrate Moana’s culture as well as her character‘s growth: her participation in a kava ceremony for a new title, the further progression of her wayfinding abilities and her pivotal performance of a haka, a ceremonial dance and chant.Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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The document that came out today clarified both the above concerns.Simi Thambi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify that the 2024 figures use the state's diversity definitions and the previous years' use federal definitions.Asher Price, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
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