The AI Book: The Artificial Intelligence Handbook for Investors, Entrepreneurs and Fintech Visionaries

by Susanne Chishti (Contributor)

Written by prominent thought leaders in the global fintech space, The AI Book aggregates diverse expertise into a single, informative volume and explains what artifical intelligence really means and how it can be used across financial services today. Key industry developments are explained in detail, and critical insights from cutting-edge practitioners offer first-hand information and lessons learned. Coverage includes:

- Understanding the AI Portfolio: from machine learning to chatbots, to natural language processing (NLP); a deep dive into the Machine Intelligence Landscape; essentials on core technologies, rethinking enterprise, rethinking industries, rethinking humans; quantum computing and next-generation AI

- AI experimentation and embedded usage, and the change in business model, value proposition, organisation, customer and co-worker experiences in today's Financial Services Industry

- The future state of financial services and capital markets - what's next for the real-world implementation of AITech?

- The innovating customer - users are not waiting for the financial services industry to work out how AI can re-shape their sector, profitability and competitiveness

- Boardroom issues created and magnified by AI trends, including conduct, regulation & oversight in an algo-driven world, cybersecurity, diversity & inclusion, data privacy, the 'unbundled corporation' & the future of work, social responsibility, sustainability, and the new leadership imperatives

- Ethical considerations of deploying Al solutions and why explainable Al is so important

304 pages, Paperback

Published April 27, 2020

About the author

Susanne Chishti is the CEO of FINTECH Circle, Europe's 1st Investor Network focused on fintech investments & Founder of the FINTECH Circle Institute, the leading fintech learning platform offering Innovation Workshops to C-level executives and fintech courses. She is also the Co-Editor of the Bestseller "The FINTECH Book" which has been translated into 10 languages and is sold across 107 countries, The WealthTECH Book, The InsurTECH Book, The PAYTECH Book, The AI Book and The LEGALTECH Book (published by WILEY in 2020). Awards:

1) Selected as 24th Top Fintech Influencer in the World (Onalytica, 2020) - among the Top 100 Fintech Influencers globally
2) Won the Fintech Champion of the Year Award 2019 (Women in Finance Awards)
3) Social Media Influencer of the Year 2018 (Investment Week)
4) Top 7 Crypto Experts globally 2018 (Inc Magazine)
5) City Innovator - Inspirational Woman in 2016
6) European Digital Financial Services ‘Power 50’, an independent ranking of the most influential people in digital financial services in Europe (2015)
7) Top 5 ESG Influencers Globally (Refinitiv, 2020)

She has also been a fintech TV Commentator on CNBC and is a guest lecturer on financial technology at the University of Cambridge and Warwick Business School.

After completing her MBA she started her career working for a fintech company (before the term "fintech" was being invented) in the Silicon Valley 25 years ago. She then worked more than 15 years’ across Deutsche Bank, Lloyds Banking Group, Morgan Stanley and Accenture in London and Hong Kong.

Reviews

[Antonio Gallo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quest'opera, curata da Susanne Chishti e scritta da esperti del settore fintech globale, si presenta come un volume informativo che aggrega competenze diverse per spiegare cosa significhi realmente l'intelligenza artificiale e come possa essere applicata nei servizi finanziari contemporanei.

Il libro si distingue per il suo approccio pratico e settoriale. È stato realizzato come il primo libro sull'applicazione dell'AI nei servizi finanziari, caratteristica che conferisce al testo una prospettiva corale e multidisciplinare particolarmente preziosa.

Dal punto di vista contenutistico, l'opera copre temi fondamentali come il portfolio AI (dal machine learning ai chatbot, al natural language processing), offre un'analisi approfondita del panorama dell'intelligenza delle macchine e fornisce elementi essenziali sui sviluppi chiave del settore. Gli autori spiegano il futuro dell'industria finanziaria globale, includendo come l'utilizzo dell'AI possa migliorare la salute finanziaria delle persone non bancarizzate ed estendere le opportunità di investimento a un numero maggiore di persone.

Si apprezza l'approccio metodologico dell'opera che non si limita alla teoria, ma integra "intuizioni critiche da professionisti all'avanguardia che offrono informazioni di prima mano e lezioni apprese". Questo equilibrio tra rigore concettuale e applicazione pratica rende il volume utile sia per la comprensione teorica sia per l'analisi delle implicazioni concrete dell'AI nel settore finanziario.

Il testo, pubblicato nel 2020, rappresenta un contributo significativo alla letteratura specialistica, particolarmente rilevante per chi voglia comprendere l'intersezione tra tecnologie emergenti e servizi finanziari in una fase di rapida trasformazione digitale.

Tra qualche anno sarà obsoleto ...

[Dr. Tathagat Varma · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's a collection of essays - primarily in and around fintech, insuretech, etc. The essays don't offer any real depth, and many seem like college assignment essays.