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| Industry | Machine learning and artificial intelligence |
|---|---|
| Founded | December 2007 |
| Founder | Lukas Biewald Chris Van Pelt |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Number of employees | 500–1000 |
| Parent | Appen |
| Website | www |
Figure Eight (formerly known as Dolores Labs, CrowdFlower) was a human-in-the-loop machine learning and artificial intelligence company based in San Francisco.
Figure Eight technology uses human intelligence to do simple tasks such as transcribing text or annotating images to train machine learning algorithms.[1]
Figure Eight's software automates tasks for machine learning algorithms, which can be used to improve catalog search results, approve photos or support customers and the technology can be used in the development of self-driving cars, intelligent personal assistants and other technology that uses machine learning.[2]
In March 2019, Figure Eight was acquired by Appen for $300 million.[3]
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- ^ Bort, Julie (October 15, 2017). "Founder of $111 million startup CrowdFlower: I'm forever grateful to Travis Kalanick". Business Insider. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ Bridgwater, Adrian (March 7, 2016). "Machine Learning Needs A Human-In-The-Loop". Forbes. Retrieved April 13, 2018.