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synthetic data

American  
[sin-thet-ik day-tuh] / sɪnˈθɛt ɪk ˈdeɪ tə /

noun

  1. data which is not derived from real world events and which is artificially created.


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Jeanbart expects that countries like France may eventually prohibit the publication of polls based on synthetic data.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

“It wouldn’t be surprising if most of them used American models for parts of their synthetic data pipelines,” Browne said.

From MarketWatch Feb. 28, 2026

In a technical report in July, Moonshot said it used synthetic data for training its Kimi K2 model.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

The regulations define synthetic data as information that "appears to be real" or is "likely to be perceived as indistinguishable from a natural person or real-world event."

From Barron's Feb. 17, 2026

“Today, a mix of real and synthetic data is being used, gathered from human demonstrations, teleoperation sessions and staged environments,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2025

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