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Baillie Gifford Chair into Data and AI Ethics and AI for long-term stock picking

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The media-shy low/high-profile 110-year old investment manager Baillie Gifford last month pledged GBP5 million to the University of Edinburgh to support research into the ethical challenges posed by the growing use of data and AI. Nick Thomas, a partner at the firm, stated: “We hope that our close collaboration with academics at the cutting edge of …

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SEB Head of Emerging Tech becomes Group CIO after receiving Supernova award for Aida AI

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Nicholas Moch joined SEB in 2008 as Head of IT Governance and four years later took over Information, Strategy, Architecture, and Emerging Technologies at the Nordic Financial Services Group. About a year ago, he was handed a “Supernova Award” in Silicon Valley for the way SEB uses AI in its digital interactions with customers, and …

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AQR Turning 20 and Showing an Open-Source Team Approach to Use Data Science and AI in Asset Management

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About ten years ago I interviewed Cliff Asness at an Institutional Investor event – as with his investment and research philosophy, it was honest and provocative. AQR went from $12 billion to $225 billion in a decade and a half, used data science and open source research from day one and has pioneered a number …

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Brevan Howard Appoints Head of AI Driven Systematic Investments

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Brevan Howard, after hiring Karim-Patrick Khiar in the spring of 2017 as Head Data Strategist, two months ago made him the Head of AI Driven Systematic Investments… this marks an increasing push by (Alternative) Asset Managers to implement AI in the investment process, once big data is organized effectively. BH, founded in 2002, is one …

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Manulife/John Hancock and their “LOFTy” AI Ambitions – now in Silicon Valley

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Canada has always been a (quiet) leader of AI in its own right, with MILA, CIFAR, et al. Manulife in Toronto owns John Hancock in Boston (combined AUM C$1 trillion+) and they have been playing with AI for insurance and investment management in a variety of ways. Manulife – and under its John Hancock brand in …

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Israel’s Innovation Authority … from startup to smart-up nation via AI

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“The State of Israel is facing significant challenges in the field of innovation during a period in which artificial intelligence is establishing itself as the central technological platform of our generation”, is the introduction for this year’s overview by Chairman Appelbaum and CEO Aharon. As such, the latest report focuses on the transition from “startup …

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DARPA Turns 60: Disruptive Technologies, Inventions, and AI

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Following its “Sputnik” moment, President Eisenhower created the (Defense) Advanced Ressearch Projects Agency (DARPA) in February 1958. In partnership with academia, industry and government agencies, the guiding principle from the beginning was to work on R&D projects to expand the frontiers of technology and science. The 140-page summary of DARPA over six decades includes fascinating …

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White House Launches “AI.gov”, with Financial Services Regulatory Focus

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The White House this week launched AI.gov as “Artificial Intelligence for the American People”, with five pillars: Executive Order on AI AI for American Innovation AI for American Industry AI for the American Worker AI with American Values US President Trump last month signed the executive order on “maintaining American leadership in AI” which you …

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How To Become (Remain) Asset Management CEO? Artificial Intelligence

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A focus on technology and research with an eye on AI is a good way to become CEO of a large European asset manager.  Santander Asset Management in February 2018 appointed Mariano Belinky as new CEO. Belinky until February was the Managing Partner of Santander InnoVentures, which the bank set up in London as a $100 …

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Stanford launches Human-Centered AI Institute: Human – Augment – Intellect

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Today Stanford is launching the Institute for Human Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), for interdisciplinary research including academia, regulators and industry on future and emerging tech. It will be called Stanford HAI – high indeed. The two directors are academia superstars: Fei-Fei Li, the former Google Cloud Chief Scientist that publicly led the Google discussions on …

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