Interesting perspective on synthetic samplings and research and the implications. I don't know that I fully agree, but predicting what I'm going to say doesn't necessarily give you an understanding of why I'm saying it (even if you can predict why)

AI can predict how you’ll respond to a survey. But that’s not the same as understanding you
‘Silicon sampling’ promises easy answers to tough questions about human behaviour – but the reality is more complicated.
theconversation.com