# Position Paper Argues Every Ground Truth Is a Human Construction

The authors challenge the treatment of labeled datasets as neutral objective measurements, with consequences for how models are trained and evaluated.

- Published: 2026-07-14T05:33:22.579Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-07-14/position-paper-argues-every-ground-truth-is-a-human-construc
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
- Section: tech
- Sources: [arXiv](https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.09668)

A position paper posted today argues that the ground-truth datasets used as reference values in training and evaluation are not neutral objective measurements but human constructions shaped by the choices of the people who build them. The c…

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