It depends on how a particular synthetic dataset is made/generated, which techniques are used. It’s in no way neutral either. In a way, the use of synthetic data only obscures the existing problems with data, not solves them.

But the use of synthetic data opens a whole different can of worms.

I say bring back public shaming.

Humans are such parasites of this planet.

The worst experience is to know this would happen and then have to watch it slowly unfold exactly how you thought it would.

I don’t know how much storage you have in your home, but lots of people use eReaders and libraries because they just read too much to buy every book.

Intelligence and stupidity come in many different configurations.

It can’t be solely because of chatbots, can it? Surely there were other factors?

Yeah, we’ve been sitting on that gunpowder keg for a while now.

Yes, it’s definitely more on the surface now. Being a Russian I understand somewhat how it feels to affect the whole world with the horrible actions of one’s government…

Uh, I’m sorry 🙁

It’s all about priorities. It’s beneficial for the society to have well-functioning public transport 🤷‍♀️

I was once in Germany waiting for my train, when a man from the US approached me, pointed at a train bridge and asked “how it is so old and not rusty”. And I didn’t know what to say, maintenance maybe? They are being cleaned and changed when too much damage is done? How else?

This. I hate to admit that social media played a crucial role in me still having friends.

Most likely, the second. But you gotta do what you gotta do.

It doesn’t add, it takes.