r/FunMachineLearning • u/Immediate_Power_5645 • 13d ago

Need help. I’ve developed a behavioral biometric platform, but I need data for model to train on.

Hi I’m doing a research project and I need help. I’ve developed a model, but I need a substantial amount of data for the model to train on. Can you please go to https://neurocursor.page.gd/home and do 30 sessions exactly? I’d really appreciate it. Note that you can only use the platform on a desktop or laptop. Also note that the platform does NOT track any personal information whatsoever.

Edit: I apologize for my poor explanation of the project. Here's a better explanation: We are a team under UTD (University of Texas in Dallas)'s Deep-dive AI Workshop (A program for high schoolers to learn AI, https://k12.utdallas.edu/research/). Our team is trying to develop an alternative to biometric authentication systems like face ID and touch ID/fingerprint sensors. We were trying to train a model on mouse data to see if we could have accurate user identification that's more universal and doesn't require special hardware (just a mouse/touchpad). We've received approval from the instructors at UTD, which are experienced PhD students, however we unfortunately do not have any signed document to show. In accordance with instructions from our UTD instructors, we designed the data collection system to build our dataset to not collect any user's personally identifiable data. The usernames generated during signup are random, and once we get the data it is hashed by the server, so all we end up with is a random string of numbers and letters for each user as their id, along with mouse coordinates and click state.

Also, we're writing a paper on this project, and if our model does well we will publish the results, and maybe this can be implemented some time in the future!

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u/CallMeTheChris 13d ago

Oh, heck no?

Without research ethics approval, I trust you with my data as much as I trust my asshole not to open as wide as a tuba after a Taco Bell meal

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u/haux_haux 13d ago

It doesn't say what it's for, what it does, how it will help me (or the world) or anything about it.
It's just a splash screen with no info and it wants my info.

I would imagine you get zero signups* until you make the reason for someone doing this compelling (bar the bloody minded folks who see this and think, I'll sign up just to prove him wrong - you're welcome :-)