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annotation

[an-uh-tey-shuhn] / ˌæn əˈteɪ ʃən /


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India has positioned itself as a global middleman for the creation, processing and annotation of AI data.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

They were employed by a Nairobi-based outsourcing company called Sama, which has a history of work in data annotation.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has laid off 500 workers from its data annotation team, which helps train its Grok chatbot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025

This highlighted the lack of ancestral diversity in a widely used annotation database.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2024

Scrolling further down the screen, Charles came across a rather unusual annotation: “You didn’t really think we’d make it that easy, did you?”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

During her annual meeting, Purdom highlighted Hyphenbox, a Planeteer portfolio company that creates annotations for robotics data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

My annotations helped me come up with a central idea to use for my final paper, but after a point it was no longer an assignment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

They went on to discover two other novels on his bookshelf also featured annotations by his wife.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025

It may be cute that Feig and other interviewees are seen watching the clips but their annotations feel like overkill.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2024

There had to be at least a hundred annotations, about the Nightbeast’s diet, its preferred season for hibernation, even its favorite snack.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega




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