Richard Socher says synthetic-data 'mad cow' fears are overblown
RichardSocher · x · 2026-09-14
AI circles have long worried that training on synthetic data could cause a 'mad cow disease'-style model collapse. You.com founder Richard Socher argues those fears are overblown, and given recent models' performance he may be right. He and nxthompson dig into the risks and rewards of self-improving AI in a full interview.
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