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Vol. I · No. 251
Mon · 8 Jun
A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data
The Lexicon

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label drift

/ˈleɪbəl drɪft/ - n.

1 [colloq.] Definition drift, now with a confidence interval.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. Change over time in how a target category is defined or applied, degrading models trained on the older meaning.

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See also
  • concept driftThe thing being measured moved; the dashboard, helpfully, stayed green.
  • data labelingThe step where the team discovers it never agreed on the categories.
  • ground truthOne analyst's spreadsheet, promoted to truth because no one else volunteered.
  • model driftThe model did not change. The world did, and no one was watching the gap.