Data today? It’s alive. It’s also simulated.
Real-time data is the reason your ride app knows exactly where your driver is (and that they took that wrong turn) and it’s booming.
Synthetic data, on the other hand, is generated by algorithms. They learn from real-world examples to give us data we can use to test ideas safely, without exposing anything private. Experts predict it could even replace real data in AI models.
It gets a little magical when the two team up. At a seaport in Texas, an AI system mixes live ship data with synthetic data to fill gaps in data, spot risks and run emergency drills — all in real time. Read about it here.
Are data scientists really at risk from AI?
A Microsoft Study says yes, but not everyone agrees. Dawn Choo, from Interview Master, says the field’s just evolving: “It’s still a pretty sexy career, but it’s changing.” Watch the video.
What we’re reading
“Back in school, I hated math, but now, working at KNIME where data science and AI is at the core, I’ve grown curious to see its beauty from a different angle. The Joy of X felt like the perfect book to give me a smooth and playful entry into a world I once avoided.”
Femke Vegel, KNIME UX Designer
Femke's reading The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity.