'Small Data' Are Also Crucial for Machine Learning

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October 26, 2021

Dear Reader, To train up an artificial intelligence, you must feed it reams of data...right? In this week's lead story, researchers explain how machine learning can take advantage of "small data" techniques instead.

Sophie Bushwick, Associate Editor, Technology @sophiebushwick

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