Towards high-quality (maybe synthetic) datasets

As Argilla puts it: “Data quality is what makes or breaks AI.” However, what exactly does this mean and how can AI team probably collaborate with domain experts towards improved data quality? David Berenstein & Ben Burtenshaw, who are building Argilla & Distilabel at Hugging Face, join us to dig into these topics along with synthetic data generation & AI-generated labeling / feedback.

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Featuring:

• Ben Burtenshaw – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn
• David Berenstein – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn
• Chris Benson – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
• Daniel Whitenack – Twitter, GitHub, Website

Show Notes:

• Argilla
• Distilabel
• Synthetic Data Generator UI
• Hugging Face and Argilla meetups

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!