{
  "id": 568203,
  "title": "What is the use of train_soundscapes",
  "url": "/competitions/birdclef-2025/discussion/568203",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2025-03-14T14:23:38.675399900Z",
  "votes": null,
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  "content": "<p>Hi, I am new to this competition and was wondering what is the use of train_soundscapes. I understand it represents correlation to test set but how can we use it as I don't see any labels present. Only thing I can think of is pseudo-labelling which ig is also done in the previous competitions?</p>",
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    {
      "id": "3149644",
      "postDate": "03/14/2025 14:23:38",
      "content": "<p>Hi, I am new to this competition and was wondering what is the use of train_soundscapes. I understand it represents correlation to test set but how can we use it as I don't see any labels present. Only thing I can think of is pseudo-labelling which ig is also done in the previous competitions?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi, I am new to this competition and was wondering what is the use of train_soundscapes. I understand it represents correlation to test set but how can we use it as I don't see any labels present. Only thing I can think of is pseudo-labelling which ig is also done in the previous competitions?",
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    {
      "id": "3203916",
      "postDate": "05/17/2025 13:33:49",
      "content": "<p>You can use it for pseudo-labeling, use a surrogate model like Google Net to give them labels, and use that for training. Some top solutions did this </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "You can use it for pseudo-labeling, use a surrogate model like Google Net to give them labels, and use that for training. Some top solutions did this",
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    {
      "id": 3203916,
      "author_name": "pipdesmet",
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      "post_date": "05/17/2025 13:33:49",
      "content": "<p>You can use it for pseudo-labeling, use a surrogate model like Google Net to give them labels, and use that for training. Some top solutions did this </p>",
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    "3149644": "Hi, I am new to this competition and was wondering what is the use of train_soundscapes. I understand it represents correlation to test set but how can we use it as I don't see any labels present. Only thing I can think of is pseudo-labelling which ig is also done in the previous competitions?",
    "3203916": "You can use it for pseudo-labeling, use a surrogate model like Google Net to give them labels, and use that for training. Some top solutions did this"
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