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Maximizing AI Performance through Effective Data Annotation Instructions

By: Geoff LaPorte, Professional Services Engineer   For Technologists working with AI, data quality is of the utmost importance. The accuracy and reliability of AI models are dependent on the data that’s used to train them. To ensure the best possible data, technologists rely on large crowds of contributors to help with data collection and annotation tasks. Crowd contributors not only …
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Unlocking the Power of Human Feedback: Benefits of RLHF

Reinforcement learning with human feedback (RLHF) is a cutting-edge technique that has been gaining popularity in recent years as a means of improving the performance of large language models. It’s a powerful way to train these models using human feedback, and the human input component has many similarities to search evaluation. Both approaches are designed to improve the quality and …

Appen Reinforces AI Platform Commitment with the Appointment of Renowned AI Engineering Leader Saty Bahadur as CTO

Kirkland, WA – March 20, 2023 – Appen Limited (ASX:APX), the global leader in providing high-quality training data for artificial intelligence (AI) systems, is excited to announce the appointment of Saty Bahadur as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). With more than 25 years of experience developing groundbreaking technology, products, and platforms, Saty is a highly respected leader in the …

A Letter From Newly Appointed Appen CTO Saty Bahadur

Dear Employees, Clients, Shareholders, and Stakeholders, I am honored to join Appen as the Chief Technology Officer and excited to introduce myself to all of you. For years, I have been following Appen as one of the leading companies in the AI space. After working with some of the best companies in the industry, it’s a privilege to have the …
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Onfido’s Search for a Flexible On-Premise Labeling Tool

The Company Onfido is a global provider of identity verification. The company makes it easy for end-users to prove their identities online. So they can access services, products and businesses online. Their Real Identity Platform allows for biometric and identity document verification, with fraud detection built in. It works on desktops and mobile devices like cell phones, for situations when …
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Microsoft Translator: Making Knowledge Access Equitable

The Project In the early days of online translation, the software was clunky, and the translations directly translated every word, often leading to serious misunderstandings in the nuances of language. Microsoft Translator has made translation easier, more accurate, faster, and made synchronous multi-language communication possible. Microsoft Translator started by working with the world’s most frequently spoken languages. Today, they’re adding …
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Improving Safety on the Internet Through Search Relevance

The Project A popular children’s video platform has a need to improve search relevance results and implement content filtering. This is to ensure appropriate content is available on the platform. It then requires a quality team to oversee the content being published to the popular platform. There is a quality check completely to ensure inappropriate material is being flagged and …
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Breaking Down Barriers for Women in Tech

Each year, for International Women’s Day, we celebrate the achievements of women around the world and recognize the progress made towards gender equity. The fight for gender equity, however, is not yet over. We must continue to imagine a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination – a world that’s diverse, equitable, and inclusive.  One of the key themes of …