Tech Disruptors

Balyasny’s Use of Generative AI in Investing

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Apr 23, 2024
Charlie Flanagan, Head of applied AI at Balyasny Asset Management, discusses the impact and potential of generative AI for investing-related workflows with Bloomberg Intelligence senior analyst, Mandeep Singh. They explore productivity enhancement, large-language-model hallucinations, GPU supply constraints, and automation in money management.
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ANECDOTE

Economist Automates Analysis

  • BAM's chief economist automated a monthly two-day analysis.
  • It now takes 30 minutes using LLMs, saving significant time.
INSIGHT

LLMs as Reasoning Engines

  • LLMs excel as reasoning engines, not databases.
  • Treat them as such to avoid hallucinations and leverage their true power.
ADVICE

Use Retrieval Augmented Generation

  • Connect LLMs to internal knowledge bases using retrieval augmented generation (RAG).
  • Prioritize improving retrieval quality for better, hallucination-free answers.
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