Quants call for better grasp of how AI models ‘think’

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Quants must find new ways to understand how models using elements of artificial intelligence (AI) – specifically deep learning – actually work, as regulators press for greater transparency, say industry experts.

AI and deep learning, as currently used, seem to be “an excuse to trade off” interpretability for accuracy, said Ken Perry, a “quantamental” risk consultant and former chief risk officer at Och-Ziff Capital Management. He made his remarks at Risk.net’s Quant Summit USA in New York on

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