Synthetic Data Brief: Privacy Frameworks, Governance Gaps, and the U.S. State Law Patchwork

Five source stories point to the same operational shift: synthetic data is moving from a narrow privacy tool to a governed asset that requires workflow controls, measurable risk assessment, and legal awareness. New research emphasizes data-owner control, agentic AI accountability, frontier governance risks, privacy quantification, and the growing impact of U.S. state AI laws.