Derek Higginbotham, CEO of First Electronic Bank, Matt Bochenek, CEO of Avant, and John Sun, CEO of Spring Labs, dive into the intriguing world of AI in finance. They discuss the current hype around AI, highlighting its dual nature as both revolutionary and potentially disappointing. The trio emphasizes the need for financial institutions to adopt AI incrementally, focusing on strategic use cases and building 'AI muscles' through small projects. Data infrastructure's importance for AI success and the regulatory implications of its implementation are also key points of their engaging conversation.