Using synthetic data for AI training is 'a big mistake,' says AI pioneer Rich Sutton

Using synthetic data for AI training is 'a big mistake,' says AI pioneer Rich Sutton

Richard Sutton said synthetic data is not the solution for scaling AI.Business Wire/APRich Sutton criticized tech's reliance on synthetic data, urging real-world experiential learning.Tech giants like Google and OpenAI are going out of their way for real-world data.Sutton's Oak Lab focuses on teaching AI agents from experiences, not made-up datasets.Rich Sutton helped pioneer the technology behind today's AI boom. Now he thinks Big Tech's push t…