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Ben Wellington: ML for Finance and Storytelling through Data
The Gradient: Perspectives on AI
From Academia to Finance: Navigating the Intersection of NLP and Statistics
The chapter follows the speaker's journey from academia to their role at 2Sigma, exploring the allure of diverse problems in the finance industry. They discuss the evolution of computational linguistics, the impact of Google's data-rich approach in language processing, and the surprising success of simple models with ample data. The speaker shares insights on applying data science in financial forecasting, emphasizing the creation of predictive features and the balance between human ingenuity and algorithm performance.
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