Data-Centric AI

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Data-Centric AI is an emerging approach in artificial intelligence that emphasizes enhancing the quality and utility of data used to train AI models. Unlike the traditional model-centric approach, which focuses on refining model architectures and algorithms, data-centric AI prioritizes the systematic engineering of high-quality data. This approach recognizes that the performance of AI systems is often constrained by the quality and structure of the underlying data. By addressing issues such as data cleaning, missing values, data augmentation, and feature selection, data-centric AI aims to create more effective models that better align with real-world applications. Data-centric AI involves a range of practices, including data quality assessment, active learning, and programmatic data labeling. It encourages collaboration between data scientists and subject matter experts to inject domain expertise into the model development process. This approach has shown promise across diverse industries, from computer vision to healthcare and finance, by building reliable and interpretable AI systems. By focusing on data quality, organizations can achieve faster development, cost savings, and higher accuracy in their AI solutions.