Synthetic Populations and the Future of Decision Intelligence
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Synthetic Populations and the Future of Decision Intelligence

In this episode of Data Driven, Frank and Andy dive into the future of market intelligence with Dr. Jill Axline, co-founder and CEO of Mavera—a company building synthetic populations that simulate real human behaviour, cognition, and emotion. Forget Personas. We're talking real-time, AI-driven behavioural modeling that's more predictive than your horoscope and considerably more data-backed.

Dr. Axline shares how Mavera’s swarm of AI models situates these synthetic humans within real-world business contexts to forecast decisions, measure emotional resonance, and even test marketing messages before they go live. From governance and model drift to the surprising uses in financial services, political campaigns, and speechwriting—this is one of the most forward-looking conversations we’ve had yet.

If you've ever wanted a deeper understanding of how AI can augment decision-making—or just want to hear Frank admit asset managers love ice cream—this one’s for you.

Links
  1. Learn more about Mavera:https://mavera.io
  2. Connect with Jill Axline on LinkedIn:https://linkedin.com/in/jillaxline
  3. Morningstar:https://www.morningstar.com

Time Stamps

00:00 - Introduction & AI Swarms Explained

03:30 - Forget Personas: Contextual AI Models

07:00 - Evidence vs Inference & AI Governance

10:20 - Simulation Scenarios & Model Drift

14:30 - Synthetic Audiences in Action

18:00 - Evidence Feedback Loops & Small Data Challenges

22:00 - Industry Applications & Use Cases

27:00 - Analyzing Speeches & Emotional Resonance

30:45 - Sentiment, Social Listening, and Real-Time News Reactions

34:00 - Adversarial Models & Strategic Pushback

38:00 - The Cartoon Bank Portal That Failed Spectacularly

41:00 - From Skeptic to CEO: Jill’s Journey

45:00 - Data Privacy, Compliance & Synthetic Ethics

48:00 - Reflections on Empathy, Engineers, and Selling Without Selling

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