‘This is the introductory part of a multipart series on using synthetic data to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. Part 2 of this series will cover the question of how training AI models on synthetic data may mitigate copyright infringement risks. Part 3 will cover the interplay between synthetic data training sets, the EU Copyright Directive, and the EU AI Act. Part 4 will explore other key legal topics to be considered when using synthetic data to train an AI model.’