Episode 218: David Hardoon on AI’s Unforeseen Challenges

David Hardoon, senior advisor for data and artificial intelligence at UnionBank of the Philippines, joins to discuss all things artificial intelligence and machine learning. 4:00 David talks about his previous role at the Monetary Authority of Singapore. What can you do vs. what should you do? 8:30 He explains how the accessibility of data and ML tools can lead to the convergence of ML algos. 15:00 How do firms get an edge? Hope is not a strategy. 18:00 Simulation is key in exploiting operational alpha. 27:30 How does adversarial AI play a part in this? 33:00 What should traders do to ensure authenticity? 40:00 David explains what operationalizing data and AI at UnionBank means.