--- title: Solving the Human Training Data Problem | daily.dev description: A graduate student shares how they used Claude to generate synthetic practice exams when real past exams weren't available at their new university. Drawing a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/solving-the-human-training-data-problem-n7dmfts14 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Solving the Human Training Data Problem | daily.dev og:description: A graduate student shares how they used Claude to generate synthetic practice exams when real past exams weren't available at their new university. Drawing a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/solving-the-human-training-data-problem-n7dmfts14 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/n7dMfTs14.png og:image:alt: Solving the Human Training Data Problem og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Solving the Human Training Data Problem **[Towards Data Science](https://daily.dev/sources/tds)** · 17 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A graduate student shares how they used Claude to generate synthetic practice exams when real past exams weren't available at their new university. Drawing a parallel between machine learning concepts (synthetic data, overfitting, dataset pollution) and human studying, the author describes two scenarios: replicating a known exam template and constructing mock exams from scratch. About 60% of questions on the actual exam matched their practice material, but a blind spot emerged from over-relying on personal assumptions about what would be tested. Key lessons include using separate chat sessions to avoid context rot, keeping an open mind about edge-case topics, and supplementing synthetic data with real exam questions when possible. The piece concludes with a broader reflection on LLMs as learning tools that can personalize education when used responsibly. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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