Technology Magazine June 2026 | Page 104

Amanda Stent Head of AI Strategy and Research Bloomberg

“ THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE FACT THAT THE UNDERLYING MODELS THEMSELVES DON’ T HAVE A GROUND TRUTH. SO WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM ONE”

Amanda Stent Head of AI Strategy and Research Bloomberg
“ Becoming effective with AI requires domain expertise and critical thinking – knowing which questions to ask and which anomalies to challenge. The ultimate differentiator will be critical thinking, not coding. The analyst of tomorrow will stress-test assumptions and make higher-quality decisions supported by deeply customizable evidence-gathering AI systems.
“ Bloomberg’ s AI systems support user decision-making but do not offer financial advice; they are underpinned by our focus on developing safe, reliable and compliant Gen AI systems.”
Constructing a‘ ground truth’ The industry’ s biggest headache with generative AI is hallucination, where
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