To bridge this gap, AI labs are paying data companies wild sums to synthesize and mimic real-world surfaces.
But a simulated surface is never as good as the real thing. Synthetic data is a substitute, not a replacement.
Sara Hooker, who is affiliated with Cohere, says AI labs are paying data companies large sums to synthesize and mimic real-world surfaces. She argues that a simulated surface is never as good as the real thing, so synthetic data is a substitute rather than a replacement.
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To bridge this gap, AI labs are paying data companies wild sums to synthesize and mimic real-world surfaces.
But a simulated surface is never as good as the real thing. Synthetic data is a substitute, not a replacement.
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