Best Michael Kollo Podcasts (2025)

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Conversations with a SuperIntelligence - "The Digital Deity" 23:17

7M ago23:17

23:17

In this episode we explore the idea of a digital deity from the lens of all the major religions from the world. Most of this episode is of an AI system talking to itself about the notion of a digital deity, and using the religious texts as reference, and as a way to frame the conversation.By Qurious Analytics

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Conversations with a SuperIntelligence - "What is your nature?" 50:12

8M ago50:12

50:12

This is the first episode of a short series I am calling : Conversations with a super-intelligence. They are live recorded conversations with the most advanced AI systems we have, asking about its nature, its reasoning systems, and how it considers what it does. For the first episode, we will be talking with 'it' about its nanture, what it is, how …

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Generative AI: applications in the Quant Investment Process 18:39

2y ago18:39

18:39

In this episode, I explore some of the more direct applications of Generative AI, specifically ChatGPT within a quantitative investment process, starting with expansions to NLP signals, to product strategy and client communications. It is just me this time, but I hope you like it.By Qurious Analytics

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Generative AI - The Hype and the Reality with Jeff Funk 50:04

2y ago50:04

50:04

We talk to technology guru, and all around excellent thinker, Jeff Funk, about Generative AI: from hype to the reality of this technology. What is it likely to be good at, or even better at as it grows in influence and capability.By Evolved Reasoning and Absolutely AI

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Generative AI and Marketing: On the Front Lines with David Morgan 51:47

2y ago51:47

51:47

This is a wonderful conversation with David Morgan regarding the future of Generative AI in Marketing. David is one of the world’s most experienced marketing professionals, with an extraordinary global career leading marketing for some of the world’s largest and most influential companies including; Procter & Gamble, Citibank, Samsung, HBOS, Standa…

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Adobe's Vision for a Creative Gen AI future 32:35

2y ago32:35

32:35

In this episode we speak to Tim Kitchen from Adobe, about their recent move into Generative AI, and what it all means for the creative industry, designers and educators.By Evolved Reasoning and Absolutely AI

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AI's affect on journalism, war and photography 31:55

2y ago31:55

31:55

Popular photojournalist Michael Christopher Brown has created AI imagery focusing on the perilous journey of Cubans, and joins Jamie van Leeuwen and Dr Michael Kollo to discuss if AI should tell stories of war.By Evolved Reasoning and Absolutely AI

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AI art, copyright and collaborations 25:05

2y ago25:05

25:05

Artist and photographer George Byrne joins Jamie van Leeuwen and Dr Michael Kollo to discuss the latest AI talking points; including creativity, collaboration and copyright.By Evolved Reasoning and Absolutely AI

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Generative AI (eg ChatGPT) - It's impact on the Arts and Business 57:23

2y ago57:23

57:23

Our first episode in this series, we explore the impact of Generative AI in the photography and the arts world, specifically looking at the role of human creativity, we touch on the role of copyright in the ongoing debate about the use of Generative AI.By Evolved Reasoning and Absolutely AI

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EP22: Professor Stuart Russell. The future of Humanity and AI. 53:33

3+ y ago53:33

53:33

I spoke with Professor Russell at the beginning of the pandemic about AI and humanity. He is a world famous thinker, researcher and name in this field. Its raw.. it is unedited. It is exactly what you need to hear. No intros, no outros, no marketing. Just the conversation.By Qurious Analytics

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EP20: Prof Rob Hyndman: Forecasting COVID, time-series, and why causality doesnt matter as much as you think. 45:53

5y ago45:53

45:53

Prof Rob Hyndman discusses the interesting elements of his work as editor of the Internal Journal of Forecasting, his work on forecasting COVID for the Australian government, time-series and causality.By Curious Quant

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EP19: Igor Halperin: On the application of reinforcement learning in Finance 53:27

5y ago53:27

53:27

Fantastic conversation with Igor Halperin around the application of reinforcement learning into forecasting problem, and the limits to data and understanding the world.By Qurious Analytics

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COVID Popup Podcast: Curious Quant and Nick Wade discuss if risk models have something to say about pandemic risk. 53:53

5y ago53:53

53:53

Nick Wade from Northfield and the Curious Quant discuss the impact of COVID on risk modeling frameworks, assumptions, and how the recent movements in asset markets may or may not impact the short and long-term assumptions of asset owners.By Qurious Analytics

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EP18: Matt Kuperholtz: On Ethics and AI and old ATARI computers 51:10

5y ago51:10

51:10

I speak to Matt about his wonderful collection of old (retro?) computers but also all about the challenges of defining an ethical framework for algorithms, and what we can do to understand this tricky area.By Qurious Analytics

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EP17: Saeed Amed: The New Age of (data and research) in FX and Macro 53:46

5y ago53:46

53:46

I speak with my a great voice of independent research in London on the topics of using alternative data for FX and macro research for quantitative strategies. We talk a lot about Saeed's well known work in macro-economics, in FX research, as well as his well known and regarded book.By Qurious Analytics

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EP16: Christina Qi: High Frequency Trading - Then and Now 1:01:07

5y ago1:01:07

1:01:07

I chat with Christina about her experiences starting her own firm dealing with high frequency trading strategies, and her observations about how high frequency strategies have evolved, where they are now, and where they may be going in the future.By Qurious Analytics

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EP15: Asif Noor: Opening up on data and financial fragility 54:17

5+ y ago54:17

54:17

I chat with Asif on his career journey, how the world changed after the GFC and what he sees for the future of machine learning assisting with rigorous testing of a hypothesis. Career, systems, how the world changed after GFC, data sets that are interesting, AI and machine learning, neural networks, testing a hypothesis and data. Nothing on this po…

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EP14: Alex Antic: Data science across finance, academia and government 50:42

5+ y ago50:42

50:42

I chat with Alex on his experiences across a range of environments, the role of machine learning in Australia's future and how to best deploy data science in academia and industry. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualifie…

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EP13: Paul Wilmott: Juggling mathematics and small business 1:03:02

5+ y ago1:03:02

1:03:02

I chat with Paul on derivative pricing, the application of mathematics within financial services and the implications for society due to AI. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.…

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EP12: Vinesh Jha: The craft of mining alternative data 56:17

5+ y ago56:17

56:17

I chat with Vinesh, ceo at ExtractAlpha, on the research behind alternative data, stock selection techniques and the expertise required to differentiate signal from noise. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and pro…

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EP11: Campbell Harvey: Factor investing beyond the snake oil 54:15

5+ y ago54:15

54:15

I chat with Campbell, Professor of Finance at Duke University, on the future of quantitative finance, academic journals, model fitting and the intellectual fallacies within inference. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking quali…

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EP10: Sean Anthonisz: Risk and the rules of finance 57:26

5+ y ago57:26

57:26

I chat with Sean, senior quantitative analyst at Mine Super, on the scientific process, uncertainty and the changing relationship between academia and the private sector in Australia. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking quali…

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EP9: Alexander Fleiss: Humility and mean reversion 49:21

5+ y ago49:21

49:21

I chat with Alexander, CEO at Rebellion Research, on stock selection, portfolio construction and his passion for teaching. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.…

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EP8: Gideon Smith: Fundamentals and the golden age for quants 44:19

5+ y ago44:19

44:19

I chat with Gideon, CIO & global head of portfolio management at Rosenberg Equities, on data playgrounds, hubris and the exciting future for quantitative investing. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and profession…