Episodes

  • AI vs. Wall Street – The Rise of Multi-Agent Trading
    Mar 15 2025

    How can AI revolutionize financial trading? The TradingAgents framework introduces a multi-agent system where AI-powered analysts, researchers, and traders collaborate to make more informed investment decisions. Inspired by real-world trading firms, this innovative approach leverages specialized agents—fundamental analysts, sentiment analysts, technical analysts, and traders with diverse risk profiles—to optimize trading strategies.

    Unlike traditional models, TradingAgents enhances explainability, risk management, and market adaptability through agentic debates and structured decision-making. Extensive backtesting reveals significant performance improvements over standard trading strategies.

    Discover the future of AI-driven finance and explore the full research paper here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.20138.

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    10 mins
  • Agentic AI in Finance: Smarter Models, Safer Decisions
    Mar 8 2025

    Can AI-powered teams replace traditional financial modeling workflows? This episode explores how agentic AI systems—where multiple specialized AI agents work together—are transforming financial services. Based on recent research, we break down how these AI "crews" tackle complex tasks like credit risk modeling, fraud detection, and regulatory compliance.

    We dive into the structure of these AI-driven teams, from model selection and hyperparameter tuning to risk assessment and bias detection. How do they compare to human-led processes? What challenges remain in ensuring fairness, transparency, and robustness in financial AI applications? Join us as we unpack the future of autonomous decision-making in finance.

    Source paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.05439


    Original analysis by Hanane Dupouy on LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hanane-d-algo-trader_curious-about-how-agentic-systems-are-transforming-activity-7303759019653943296-SD7p?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAC-sCIBdYWLepIkTB7ZdnxPNfvEfrLi2z0


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    16 mins
  • The Future of Prompting: Can AI Optimize Its Own Instructions?
    Mar 2 2025

    Crafting the perfect prompt for large language models (LLMs) is an art—but what if AI could master it for us? This episode explores Automatic Prompt Optimization (APO), a rapidly evolving field that seeks to automate and enhance how we interact with AI. Based on a comprehensive survey, we dive into the key APO techniques, their ability to refine prompts without direct model access, and the potential for AI to fine-tune its own instructions. Could this be the key to unlocking even more powerful AI capabilities? Join us as we break down the latest research, challenges, and the future of APO.

    📄 Read the full paper here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.16923

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    17 mins
  • The AI That Reads and Remembers - Cracking the Memory Problem
    Feb 22 2025

    One of AI’s biggest weaknesses? Memory. Today’s language models struggle with long documents, quickly losing track of crucial details. That’s a major limitation for businesses relying on AI for legal analysis, research synthesis, or strategic decision-making.

    Enter ReadAgent, a new system from Google DeepMind that expands an AI’s effective memory up to 20x. Inspired by how humans read, it builds a "gist memory"—capturing the essence of long texts while knowing when to retrieve key details. The result?

    🔹 AI that understands full reports, contracts, or meeting notes—without missing context.
    🔹 Smarter automation and assistants that retain crucial past interactions.
    🔹 Better decisions, driven by AI that remembers what matters.

    🔍 Why does this matter? From research-heavy industries to customer service, AI with enhanced memory unlocks smarter workflows, deeper insights, and a real competitive advantage.

    💡 How does ReadAgent work? How can businesses apply it? We break it down in this episode.

    🔗 Read the full paper here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.09727

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    12 mins
  • Is Learning to Code Still Worth It? AI Can Now Reason Like a Human
    Feb 17 2025

    If AI can now outthink top programmers in competitive coding, what else can it master? OpenAI’s latest models don’t just generate code—they reason through complex problems, surpassing humans without handcrafted strategies. This breakthrough suggests AI could soon tackle fields beyond coding, from mathematics to scientific discovery. But if machines become expert problem-solvers, where does that leave us? Are we entering an era of AI-human collaboration, or are we gradually outsourcing intelligence itself? Let’s explore the future of AI reasoning—and what it means for humanity.

    Read the full paper here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.06807

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    17 mins
  • AI is Taking Over Code Migration—Are Developers Ready?
    Feb 9 2025

    What if AI could handle the most tedious and complex code migrations—faster and more accurately than ever before? Big tech is already making it happen, using Large Language Models (LLMs) to automate software upgrades, refactor legacy code, and eliminate years of technical debt in record time. But what does this mean for developers, companies, and the future of software engineering? In this episode, we dive into groundbreaking AI-driven code migrations, uncover surprising results, and explore how these innovations could change the way we build and maintain code forever.

    🔗 Full research paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06972

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    12 mins
  • AI Wars: OpenAI vs. DeepSeek, US vs. China
    Feb 1 2025

    The AI arms race is heating up! OpenAI and DeepSeek are at odds over model training, NVIDIA’s stock takes a hit, and the battle for AI supremacy is reshaping global politics. In this episode, we break down OpenAI’s latest model, O3 Mini, and its surprising flaws, the ethical dilemmas surrounding AI development, and the future of jobs in a world where AI can code. Is AI a powerful ally or a looming threat? Tune in as we explore the rapid evolution of AI and what it all means for you.

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    13 mins
  • Smarter AI Starts Here: How Agentic RAG Changes Everything
    Jan 25 2025

    This episode dives into the cutting-edge world of Agentic Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), a transformative AI paradigm that integrates autonomous agents into retrieval and generation workflows. Drawing on a comprehensive survey, we explore how Agentic RAG enhances real-time adaptability, multi-step reasoning, and contextual understanding. From applications in healthcare to personalized education and financial analytics, discover how this innovation addresses the limitations of static AI systems while paving the way for smarter, more dynamic solutions. Thanks to the authors for their pioneering insights into this groundbreaking technology.


    Explore the original paper here: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2501.09136

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    14 mins