How sure is sure? Incorporating human error into machine learning
10 August 2023Researchers are developing a way to incorporate one of the most human of characteristics – uncertainty – into machine learning systems.
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Researchers are developing a way to incorporate one of the most human of characteristics – uncertainty – into machine learning systems.
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