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Pathway to net zero: building AI into climate risk strategies

Can generative AI (GenAI) or machine learning both help set and effectively deliver net zero strategy? Is it, indeed, the tool that will change the face of ESG and sustainability disclosure and strategy? Is the use of GenAI as a tool, the silver bullet, a way to help move a company (or a country) to net zero, efficiently, and at speed? In principle...

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Creating real value with LLMs

In the middle of 2023, the world of computing is abuzz with excitement over the emergence of large language models (LLMs) such as GPT4/ChatGPT premium and StarChat. Understanding what these models can and cannot do and how to successfully apply them for business advantage is not simple. It's important to analyse the emerging research on the proper...

28 September 2023

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ChatGPT: Making things safer

In part-one of this blog I examined the new and powerful technology that is ChatGPT. In this second and final part, I explore what best practices are required to make its use as safe and secure as possible. It is pretty clear that we are not going to put ChatGPT back in the bottle. The techniques used to create it are well known, and although the...

20 April 2023 Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

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