arXiv Machine Learning

Epidemiology of Model Collapse: Modeling Synthetic Data Contamination via Bilayer SIR Dynamics

arXiv:2606. 05168v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Training on synthetic data causes model collapse, but existing analyses treat this as single-chain degradation.

arXiv Machine Learning
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The Economics of Model Collapse: Equilibrium, Welfare, and Optimal Provenance Subsidies in Synthetic Data Markets

arXiv:2605. 20279v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the supply side of training data: an increasing share of new tokens, images, and structured records is produced by previous-generation models rather than by human originators.

By Gustav Olaf Yunus Laitinen-Fredriksson Lundstr\"om-Imanov