AI is going to become a must have, but I'm not sure that it will ever become a focal point unless folks like you break through. If I was a potential client of yours, what would the pitch be? Would the pitch be, let's say I'm all in on AI? I love AI. Is the pitch non-correlated assets? Is the pitch risk minimization? What is it? For the deep learning models, it's uncorrelated returns.
Julia is the co-founder of Rosetta Analytics Inc, “an alternative asset manager that is pioneering the use of advanced artificial intelligence to build and actively manage liquid investment strategies.” Prior to co-founding Rosetta, Julia served as President of Wilshire Consulting and was a member of Wilshire’s Board of Directors and Consulting Investment Committee. Julia joins the show to take a deep dive into deep reinforcement learning and Rosetta’s pioneering work using AI as the basis of its investment strategies. Important Links:
Show Notes:
- Julia’s journey from Wilshire to Rosetta
- Defining deep reinforcement learning
- AI and non-linear thinking
- Using adaptive models
- Overcoming the human need for ‘why’
- Pitching deep reinforcement learning models to new investors
- Telling positive stories about AI; improving our discourse
- “Wake up and look for the joy”; “overcoming fear is the biggest barrier to success”
Books Mentioned:
- What Works on Wall Street: A Guide to the Best-Performing Investment Strategies of All Time; by Jim O’Shaughnessy
- The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World; by David Deutsch
- The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy - What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny; by William Strauss and Neil Howe