The Curious Quant
The Curious Quant series, hosted by Dr Michael Kollo, is a very discussion that explores the role of data, AI and humanity within investing in financial markets. It examines the application of new data and new methodologies has been deployed and considered over the years, including Generative AI. Michael Kollo has a PhD in Finance is from the London School of Economics where he lectured in quantitative finance in addition to Imperial College and at the University of New South Wales. He has created models and led quantitative research teams at Blackrock, Fidelity and Axa Rosenberg in the UK before more recently moving to Australia where he established the quantitative team for the $50 billion industry superannuation fund, HESTA. The aim is to promote better discussions about these emerging areas, and a better understanding of new technologies for practitioners and academics alike. Consider it a sort of scientific, quantitative banter, at its finest. But don’t worry, no equations, I promise, unless you are into that kind of thing. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.
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In this episode we explore the idea of a digital deity from the lens of all the major religions from the world. Most of this episode is of an AI system talking to itself about the notion of a digital deity, and using the religious texts as reference, and as a way to frame the conversation.
This is the first episode of a short series I am calling : Conversations with a super-intelligence. They are live recorded conversations with the most advanced AI systems we have, asking about its nature, its reasoning systems, and how it considers what it does. For the first episode, we will be talking with 'it' abou
In this episode, I explore some of the more direct applications of Generative AI, specifically ChatGPT within a quantitative investment process, starting with expansions to NLP signals, to product strategy and client communications. It is just me this time, but I hope you like it.
I spoke with Professor Russell at the beginning of the pandemic about AI and humanity. He is a world famous thinker, researcher and name in this field. Its raw.. it is unedited. It is exactly what you need to hear. No intros, no outros, no marketing. Just the conversation.
EP20: Prof Rob Hyndman: Forecasting COVID, time-series, and why causality doesnt matter as much as you think.
Prof Rob Hyndman discusses the interesting elements of his work as editor of the Internal Journal of Forecasting, his work on forecasting COVID for the Australian government, time-series and causality.
Fantastic conversation with Igor Halperin around the application of reinforcement learning into forecasting problem, and the limits to data and understanding the world.
