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6 August 2025

Ground Truth (Glossary)

Artificial intelligence Automation Big data and smart data Digital transformation Sanjay Sauldie Glossary

The term ground truth originates primarily from the fields of artificial intelligence, big data and automation. Ground truth literally means "true foundation". It refers to a type of reference or comparative data that is considered to be absolutely correct. This data is used to check the results of algorithms or models.

Imagine you are developing an image recognition system for self-driving cars. To test how well the system recognises road signs, you need a set of images in which a human has already entered exactly where which road sign is located. These images marked as correct are the ground truth. Your system now compares its results with this reference data. The better the match, the more reliably your system works.

Ground truth is therefore crucial for training artificial intelligence or evaluating the accuracy of automated processes. Without such reliably known comparative data, it would hardly be possible to measure and further develop progress in areas such as image recognition or machine learning.

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Sanjay Sauldie

Sanjay Sauldie is a digital strategist, speaker and developer of the transruption toolkit, which companies can use to make their digital transformation measurable, human and sustainable. With kiROI - the AI-based approach to value creation in the digital age - he helps self-employed people and companies to integrate artificial intelligence into their processes in a practical way. With his outstanding marketing strategy iROI, he has already led countless companies to greater visibility and thus more profits. He combines digital innovation with disruptive thinking models for a sustainable business strategy. He studied mathematics and computer science at the University of Cologne, completed a Master of Science in Digital Disruption at the University of Salford (UK) and a Design Thinking programme at MIT/EMERITUS Singapore. As a multiple award-winning expert - including the Golden Web Award and the Innovation Award of the Initiative Mittelstand - he advises SMEs and corporations. His motto: "Digitalisation is not an end in itself - it must serve people."

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