Trends & Signals
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A Conversation with Sayash Kapoor: Author of AI Snake Oil
January 17, 2025
Thought leader Sayash Kapoor joined FCAT to offer his perspective on bogus AI claims, why people fall for them, and strategies for better leveraging AI technologies. FCAT’s John Dalton spoke with Kapoor to uncover how users can cut through the hype...
Iterative Combinatorial Brain Surgeon: Scalable Pruning of Large Language and Vision Models (LLVMs)
November 26, 2024
FCAT collaborated with Amazon Quantum Solutions Lab to propose a new scalable pruning algorithm for large language and vision models.
Ask an FCAT Researcher: David Bracken on Synthetic Data
November 19, 2024
Generative AI models have been trained by enormous amounts of data scraped off the internet, but as new data becomes scarce, companies are increasingly experimenting with synthetic options.
Bitcoin Renaissance: Exploring Layer 2s
November 1, 2024
In January 2023, Bitcoin developer Casey Rodamor combined two previous upgrades to Bitcoin Core’s protocol to launch Ordinals and Inscriptions. The project jumpstarted Bitcoin and Layer 2 development as projects previously deemed impossible on...
A Conversation with Jamie Metzl: Author of Superconvergence
October 25, 2024
In Superconvergence, Jamie Metzl explains how emerging genetic, biotechnical, and AI technologies will transform our world. FCAT’s John Dalton spoke with Metzl about his research and how he hopes we can move forward as a society.
Ask an FCAT Researcher: Jeff Cain on Dynamic Paychecks
October 14, 2024
Direct deposit, it seems, is on the verge of an extreme makeover.
Ask an FCAT Researcher: Anjali Lai on the New Gender Gaps
September 12, 2024
“…Men and women may be separating financial accounts in new ways because they have different goals in life and different ideas about how to fund their ambitions.”
Solving QUBOs with a Quantum-Amenable branch and bound method
July 30, 2024
By leveraging high-performance computing techniques and exploring the potential of quantum computing, researchers are paving the way for new breakthroughs in finance and other fields.
Ask an FCAT Researcher: Vanessa Kargenian on Using Blockchain to Manage Fraud and Illicit Finance
July 23, 2024
Vanessa Kargenian leads FCAT Research’s efforts around blockchain and crypto. Lately she has been digging into the world of enterprise blockchain adoption, and how blockchains can help mitigate illicit finance and fraud activity.
Ethereum’s Security: 5 Key Signals to Watch
June 25, 2024
Nearly two years have passed since The Merge—how has the Ethereum network fared since? What are the most essential considerations for validators and network security?