What it is
Synthetic data can come from simulation, world models, or rendering pipelines.
Why it matters
It can expand scenario coverage when real-world data collection is slow, expensive, or risky.
How not to overread it
Synthetic coverage must be audited for domain gaps.
Related edges
World foundation models
World model training and evaluation
Synthetic scenes need domain-gap audits.
Robot data
Dataset expansion
Synthetic data must not be counted as real-world proof.