Selective Labeling

Selective labeling focuses on strategically choosing which data points to label, maximizing the information gained from limited annotation resources. Current research emphasizes developing algorithms that mitigate biases introduced by selective labeling processes, often employing expectation-maximization frameworks, instrumental variable approaches, or curriculum learning within self-training models. This research is crucial for improving the efficiency and accuracy of machine learning models in various applications, particularly in domains with high annotation costs like medical image analysis and financial modeling, where obtaining fully labeled datasets is impractical. The resulting advancements promise to significantly reduce labeling expenses and improve model performance in data-scarce scenarios.

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