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Synthetic data

Training data generated by AI models rather than collected from people or the world.

Synthetic examples help fill gaps, such as rare languages or edge cases, and are widely used to train reasoning. Quality control matters: errors in generated data can be learned too.

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What does Synthetic data mean?

Training data generated by AI models rather than collected from people or the world. Synthetic examples help fill gaps, such as rare languages or edge cases, and are widely used to train reasoning. Quality control matters: errors in generated data can be learned too.