What is training data?
Training data is the set of examples a machine learning model learns from.
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training data in AI data
For language models it spans web text, books, code, human-written examples, preference judgments and synthetic data. Different stages of training use different kinds of data.
Type: dataset.
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Quick answers
- What is training data?
- Training data is the set of examples a machine learning model learns from.
- Why does training data matter in AI data?
- For language models it spans web text, books, code, human-written examples, preference judgments and synthetic data. Different stages of training use different kinds of data.