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Few companies have put in place the foundational building blocks needed to unlock AI’s full potential. In particular, access to quality training data still remains one of the biggest barriers to generating value at scale.
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The Old Way vs the New Way
Burgeoning demand for labeled data has driven the growth of a variety of data labeling solutions. From business process outsourcing (BPO) to crowdsourcing and self-service platforms for in-house teams, each way of working comes with its own limitations.
The Old Way
Traditional crowdsourcing platforms optimize for quantity over quality; though clients can affordably access a large distributed third-party workforce for their ML projects, annotators do not often have domain expertise and resulting datasets lack quality control. BPO companies may offer more bespoke solutions, but implementation can be expensive and slow, and this approach is not optimized for scaling or the integration of new tools.
The New Way
The Old Way has recently been displaced by a new breed of data labeling companies who differentiate themselves as “managed data labeling services.” This new way prioritizes innovation in their tech, using AI to optimize the annotation process. While their models are domain-specific and more emphasis is placed on the QA process, labelers are still crowdsourced. These massively distributed workforces come with significant downstream risks: lower quality labels, a slower path to production, and a lack of AI governance and ethics.
THE BEST OF THE OLD AND NEW
A product-first mindset with an ethically sourced, directly-managed expert workforce.
Sama is the only data labeling platform that solves for accuracy, efficiency and ethics. We reduce time to quality using automation, advanced analytics, and a highly agile training data methodology.
TECH
Product First-Mindset
Partner with a labeling platform that prioritizes innovation and incorporating the latest AI research into advanced annotation tools that deliver higher quality data every time.
- A Decade’s Experience
Sama’s 3rd generation software platform established in 2008 and adopted by Fortune 500 for over 10 years. - Continuous Improvement
Sama tracks 160 million events per month to improve our product, processes and run statistically rigorous A/B testing. - AI Expertise
Our dedicated ML team works at the forefront of AI research to develop advanced annotation tools to smooth the path to production for you.
WORKFORCE
Expert Workforce
Sama’s directly-managed workforce of annotators are trained on your specific use case to deliver higher quality datasets for your ML projects.
- Experienced Annotators
Our labelers have 3 year average tenure, and are subject matter experts who work with our customers to identify edge cases and recommend annotation best practices. - AI-Assisted Labeling
ML Assisted Annotation (MAA) helps annotators work 3-4x more efficiently.
ETHICS
Ethical Supply Chain
We work with our clients and the AI industry to drive best practices for training data creation and use. As a strategic partner of MILA and the Partnership on AI (PAI), we ensure that workers embedded in the AI Supply Chain are treated with dignity.
- Impact Sourcing
As an ethical AI company, we have provided economic opportunities for over 55,000 people from underserved and marginalized communities. Check out the results from our RCT study with MIT. - B Corp Certification
Of the 4,000+ Certified B Corporations, Sama is the first and only AI company recognized.
SECURITY
Uncompromising Security
Our secure and compliant annotation platform and ISO certified delivery centers protect clients from costly mistakes that arise from poor security practices. As a global enterprise that strongly supports data protection and privacy regulations, we abide by personal data protection rights under GDPR.
ACCURACY
Industry-Leading Accuracy
We manage the full annotation lifecycle while you focus on your algorithms: from queue creation and prioritization, task management and distribution, advanced tooling to boost efficiency, manual and automated quality management up to task delivery.
- Quality Management
Sampling provides feedback to quality managers to ensure teams are working efficiently and effectively - Human in the Loop
Gold tasks and advanced scripting detect errors early in the pipeline and our skilled QA team focuses on solving edge cases - ML-Assisted Annotation
MAA powered by MICROMODEL technology predictably produces 94-98% accuracy compared to leading competitors of 88.5%
AGILITY
Agility and Flexibility
No matter your industry use case or the size of your project, we adapt our platform and upskill our annotators to solve for your specific needs.
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- Industry Coverage
Our advanced and customizable platform can address a wide range of use cases and target industries: Transportation & Navigation, Retail & ECommerce, Consumer & Media, Robotics & Manufacturing, and many more - Bespoke Workflows
Sama supports all data types. We help you create a custom annotation workspace and iterative instructions - Flexible Delivery
REST APIs enable you to post new tasks, reject and reprioritize tasks, review the status of tasks, and receive updates when tasks are completed
- Industry Coverage
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Demetrio Aiello Head of the Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Labs, Continental
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Vamsi Madabhushi Former Senior Manager of Product Management, Walmart
95%+
Data accuracy — guaranteed when you boost your projects — compared to 88.5% for leading competitors.
160M
Events tracked per month to improve our product and processes with A/B testing.
59K
Lives impacted to date thanks to our purpose-driven business model.
