SynthLLM scales synthetic tokens; WEF calls for synthetic data governance

Microsoft Research Asia detailed SynthLLM, a system for generating synthetic data at scale and reported predictable LLM performance gains up to 300 billion tokens under “rectified scaling laws.” Separately, the World Economic Forum said synthetic data is becoming a mainstream AI enabler and called for stronger governance, traceability, and provenance as it becomes harder to distinguish synthetic from real data.