What makes a dataset ?good? for AI training?

Garbage in, garbage out.
George Fuechsel

How It Works:

A quality dataset is representative (captures real-world diversity), clean (minimal errors), and well-labeled (accurate annotations), with balanced classes to prevent skew.

Key Benefits:

  • Higher accuracy: Models learn true patterns, not noise.
  • Fairness: Reduces bias by including diverse samples.
  • Reproducibility: Well-documented datasets enable consistent results.

Real-World Use Cases:

  • Image classification: Diverse, annotated photos for object detection.
  • Text sentiment: Balanced reviews across demographics.

FAQs

How identify data quality issues?
Does size trump quality?