The Ultimate Guide to Synthetic Data
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What to know about Synthetic Data
Synthetic data is an emerging technology that simulates real-world data to support AI training, analytics, and innovation while preserving privacy and security. Its applications span diverse sectors including healthcare, finance, retail, and manufacturing, where it enables more accurate predictions, faster product development, and compliance with data governance standards.
Recent advancements by companies like SAS, MOSTLY AI, and NVIDIA illustrate how synthetic data tools are being integrated into cloud platforms and AI workflows to accelerate machine learning, improve data quality, and enhance productivity. Readers interested in how synthetic data can drive safer, more efficient AI solutions and transform industries will find valuable insights and developments in this collection of stories.
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Recent Synthetic Data News
Troveo expands AI data platform into five categories
Troveo broadens licensed AI data supply across five new categories, saying it has paid more than USD $20 million to content owners.
SAS launches AI supply chain agent in industry push
SAS adds a private-preview supply chain agent and other AI tools, backed by USD $1 billion investment, for manufacturing, retail and finance.
Protegrity hires 10-plus AI & data protection experts
Protegrity bolsters AI security push with more than 10 senior hires across engineering, product and machine learning as data protection demand grows.
AI projects stall as testing lags behind deployment
AI testing lags as more than half of organisations ship features, with 52% saying fewer than half of projects reach full production.
Qualtrics launches synthetic panels & hub to speed research
Qualtrics unveils AI-driven synthetic panels and Research Hub, promising research-grade insights in hours and cheaper than human panels.
Milestone boosts Hafnia with synthetic data, TaaS & VLMs
Milestone expands Hafnia with synthetic data, TaaS and VLMs to speed smart city vision AI training and cut bias in rare-event modelling.
CrowdStrike & Nvidia deepen AI-driven security ops pact
CrowdStrike deepens its Nvidia tie-up to embed agentic AI in security ops, claiming faster MDR investigations and sharper triage accuracy.
CrowdStrike & Nvidia unveil secure AI agent blueprint
CrowdStrike and Nvidia launch a secure AI agent blueprint and MDR tools, promising faster probes and tighter control over autonomous systems.
Chartis names SAS a leader in AI governance solutions
Chartis names SAS a category leader in AI governance, spotlighting Viya's model controls as demand for robust oversight accelerates.
ABB & Nvidia link RobotStudio with Omniverse AI sim
ABB and Nvidia will embed Omniverse into RobotStudio, launching HyperReality in 2026 to narrow the sim-to-real gap in factory robotics.
Forrester predicts cautious surge in humanoid robots
Forrester sees humanoid robots shifting from trials to targeted deployment, promising efficiency gains but slowed by cost, complexity and risk.
Anthropic accuses Chinese AI labs of illicit Claude copying
Anthropic alleges Chinese labs DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax ran vast illicit campaigns to copy Claude and bypass US export curbs.
RAIDS AI launches real-time rogue AI behaviour monitor
RAIDS AI rolls out a real-time platform to spot and flag rogue AI behaviour, targeting failures, bias and regulatory exposure.
Bolt Insights maps how AI will reshape research by 2026
Bolt Insights predicts AI-driven, real-time insight, dynamic personas and a new strategist role for researchers will redefine the sector by 2026.
SAS forecasts agentic AI to transform banking by 2026
SAS predicts agentic AI will run core banking by 2026, reshaping trust, fraud defences, climate risk and quantum-powered decision making.
LangGrant unveils LEDGE MCP Server for safer LLM data
LangGrant launches LEDGE MCP Server to let enterprises run LLM analytics on governed databases without exposing raw operational data.
AI agents to reshape brand discovery by 2026, says Kantar
AI agents will reshape brand discovery by 2026, Kantar predicts, as marketers race to optimise for algorithmic assistants and micro‑communities.
Sage CTO urges CFOs to demand transparent finance AI
Sage CTO Aaron Harris says CFOs must demand transparent, auditable AI in finance as trust becomes a measurable requirement by 2026.
Cloudera forecasts disposable apps & AI governance shift
Cloudera predicts 2026 will bring disposable AI-built apps, tougher scrutiny of patchwork systems and AI agents policing data governance.
Exclusive: SAS says trust gap slows ANZ AI rollout
Australia and New Zealand lead global generative AI adoption with 92% of firms prioritising trust, governance and decision efficiency over cost savings.