From February 25–27, global leaders in research, policy, and data governance will convene to examine one of the most pressing challenges of our time: how to sustain data quality, trust, and accountability as artificial intelligence reshapes how insight is produced. These questions will be at the heart of this particular session for CIPHER 2026 led by our Founder and CEO, “Data Quality in the Age of AI: The Evolving Role of Probability-Based Methods in a Quali-Quant World,” in Washington, DC.
She has also invited fellow AAPOR members and collaborators Frank Graves of EKOS Research Associates and Aleia Clarke Fobia of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science to contribute their own presentations to the session—bringing complementary perspectives to a timely conversation in which the future of research is no longer merely mixed-methods, but increasingly merged across human, computational, and institutional intelligence.
Generation1.ca CEO will also present specifically “Synthetic Data: Method or Mirage? AI Governance Trade-Offs in an Unstructured World.” Arundati will attend the conference for its full duration as an invited, hosted participant, reflecting the growing recognition of her work at the intersection of data quality, AI governance, and immigrant inclusion.
When AI Accelerates Research, Quality Becomes the Question
As AI-driven tools—from automation and algorithmic decision-making to synthetic data and AI moderators—rapidly expand research capacity, long-standing assumptions about data quality and representativeness are being challenged. The session will explore how probability-based household and internet panels can evolve within a hybrid quali-quant research ecosystem shaped by AI, without eroding trust, transparency, or methodological integrity.
Across public opinion research, government data systems, and market research, participants will grapple with critical questions: What does high-quality data mean when humans and machines jointly shape insight creation? How can innovation proceed without amplifying disinformation, opacity, or exclusion?
Synthetic Data, Governance, and the Stakes for Inclusion
In her contribution, CEO Arundati will reframe synthetic data not as a shortcut or replacement for rigorous research, but as a governance challenge. Drawing on Generation1.ca’s work with immigrants and diasporic communities, she will examine how synthetic and model-based approaches can either repair long-standing representational gaps—or inadvertently reinforce them—depending on how they are designed, validated, and governed.
For immigrants and other under-measured populations, these methodological choices have real-world consequences. Responsibly governed synthetic data, anchored in trusted population benchmarks, can extend representation while protecting privacy. Poorly governed systems risk accelerating invisibility at scale.
A Multi-Sector Conversation on the Future of Data Quality
The conference brings together experts from academia, industry, and government to examine data quality through multiple lenses, including disinformation, public trust, and AI-augmented governance frameworks. Together, this session’s presentations arrive at a shared conclusion: methodological integrity is no longer separable from ethical accountability and institutional design.
Why This Matters for Generation1.ca
For Generation1.ca, participation in this forum reflects a broader commitment to shaping future-ready research systems that recognize immigrants not only as consumers or respondents, but as workers, innovators, and civic actors whose futures depend on being counted accurately and fairly.
As AI becomes embedded in research and policy infrastructures, the challenge is not whether methods will evolve, but how—and for whom. Being part of this global conversation from February 25–27 ensures that immigrant perspectives, data governance, and foresight-driven approaches remain central to how quality, trust, and inclusion are defined in the age of AI.
If you plan to be at this conference that is open to the public for free in-person and virtually, and would like to connect with our CEO, please reach out to Arundati@generation1.ca.
Check out this sneak preview and the photos recap. Find the actual live presentation on the CIPHER2026 program website hyperlinked above.
