Senior Fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Dr. Marlo Lewis
Senior Fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Dr. Marlo Lewis is an expert in science policy and environmental issues, advocating for responsible regulation concerning data usage in AI.
Financial Technology (FinTech)
Is Synthetic Data the Solution to AI Bias in Financial Services — or Are We Training Models to Replicate Prejudices We Invented More Carefully?Can synthetic data actually fix AI bias in financial services — or does it just launder the same prejudices more invisibly? Dr. Kate Crawford and Prof. Ruha Benjamin warn that synthetic datasets can entrench existing inequalities without transparency, while Dr. Marlo Lewis argues thoughtfully generated synthetic data could improve representation and algorithmic fairness where traditional datasets fall short.