Listen "You Can’t Always Get What you Quant"
Episode Synopsis
From picking the best stocks to listening in on earnings calls, AI-powered systems are changing finance. But how big are the rewards, really? And what are the risks? In this episode Robin Wigglesworth tells us how AI has been used in investing, what happens when programs must adapt to new risks and what the robots could learn from watching children play. Hosted by John Thornhill, innovation editor at the Financial Times, and featuring Luke Ellis (chief executive of Man Group), Ewan Kirk (founder of Cantab Capital Partners and chairman of Deeptech Labs), Andrew Ng (founder of DeepLearning.AI and co-founder of Google Brain), and Alison Gopnik (professor of psychology and affiliate professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley).Alice Fordham is senior producer. Josh Gabert Doyon is assistant producer. Oluwakemi Aladesuyi and Liam Nolan are the development producers. Sound design and mixing by Breen Turner. Cheryl Brumley is the executive producer for this series. Original scoring composed by Metaphor Music. Review clips: Alphabet, Netflix, Amazon, Man Group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
More episodes of the podcast FT Tech Tonic
Tech in 2026: Inside the AI bubble
14/01/2026
Untold: Toxic Legacy, Ep. 1
31/12/2025
Defying death: The future of forever
10/12/2025
Defying death: The longevity lab
03/12/2025
Defying death: The origins of ageing
26/11/2025
Coming soon: Defying death
19/11/2025
Introducing Untold: Toxic Legacy
23/10/2025
Mission to Mars: Bad science fiction
22/10/2025
Mission to Mars: The new space race
15/10/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.