Back

ObjectNet

A large-scale bias-controlled dataset for object recognition

ObjectNet

ObjectNet is a large real-world test set for object recognition with control where object backgrounds, rotations, and imaging viewpoints are random.Most scientific experiments have controls, confounds which are removed from the data, to ensure that subjects cannot perform a task by exploiting trivial correlations in the data. Historically, large machine learning and computer vision datasets have lacked such controls. This has resulted in models that must be fine-tuned for new datasets and perform better on datasets than in real-world applications. When tested on ObjectNet, object detectors show a 40-45% drop in performance, with respect to their performance on other benchmarks, due to the controls for biases. Controls make ObjectNet robust to fine-tuning showing only small performance increases.We develop a highly automated platform that enables gathering datasets with controls by crowdsourcing image capturing and annotation. ObjectNet is the same size as the ImageNet test set (50,000 images), and by design does not come paired with a training set in order to encourage generalization. The dataset is both easier than ImageNet – objects are largely centered and unoccluded – and harder, due to the controls. Although we focus on object recognition here, data with controls can be gathered at scale using automated tools throughout machine learning to generate datasets that exercise models in new ways thus providing valuable feedback to researchers. This work opens up new avenues for research in generalizable, robust, and more human-like computer vision and in creating datasets where results are predictive of real-world performance.

Try V7 now
->
MIT
View author website
Task
Image Classification
Annotation Types
Classification Tags
50000
Items
313
Classes
50000
Labels
Models using this dataset
Last updated on 
October 31, 2023
Licensed under 
MIT
Blog
Learn about machine learning and latests advancements in AI.
Read More
Playbooks
Discover how to optimize AI for your business.
Learn more
Case Studies
Discover how V7 empowers AI industry greats.
Explore now
Webinars
Explore AI topics, gain insights, and learn from experts.
Watch now