{"id":64,"date":"2017-12-27T08:52:03","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T08:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptorepublic.app\/?p=64"},"modified":"2017-12-27T08:52:03","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T08:52:03","slug":"artificial-intelligence-and-the-stability-of-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptorepublic.app\/?p=64","title":{"rendered":"Artificial Intelligence and the Stability of Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][tm_heading tag=\u00bbh5″ custom_google_font=\u00bb\u00bb font_weight=\u00bb600″ text=\u00bbArtificial intelligence (AI) is useful for optimally controlling an existing system, one with clearly understood risks. It excels at pattern matching and control mechanisms.\u00bb line_height=\u00bb1.4″][tm_spacer size=\u00bblg:25″][tm_heading tag=\u00bbdiv\u00bb custom_google_font=\u00bb\u00bb text=\u00bbGiven enough observations and a strong signal, it can identify deep dynamic structures much more robustly than any human can and is far superior in areas that require the statistical evaluation of large quantities of data. It can do so without human intervention.\u00bb][tm_spacer size=\u00bblg:63″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00bb3\/12″][tm_image image=\u00bb875″][tm_spacer size=\u00bbsm:30″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00bb9\/12″][tm_heading tag=\u00bbh5″ custom_google_font=\u00bb\u00bb font_weight=\u00bb600″ text=\u00bbUse psychological pricing methods.\u00bb line_height=\u00bb1.4″][tm_spacer size=\u00bblg:23″][tm_heading tag=\u00bbdiv\u00bb custom_google_font=\u00bb\u00bb text=\u00bbHowever, the very same qualities that make AI so useful for the micro-prudential authorities are also why it could destabilise the financial system and increase systemic risk, as discussed in Danielsson et al. (2017).\u00bb][tm_spacer size=\u00bbxs:30;lg:35″][tm_heading tag=\u00bbdiv\u00bb custom_google_font=\u00bb\u00bb text=\u00bbIn successful large-scale applications, an AI engine exercises control over small parts of an overall problem, where the global solution is simply aggregated sub-solutions. Controlling all of the small parts of a system separately is equivalent to controlling the system in its entirety.\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][tm_spacer size=\u00bbxs:30;lg:52″][tm_heading tag=\u00bbdiv\u00bb custom_google_font=\u00bb\u00bb text=\u00bbThe first step in risk management is the modelling of risk and that is straightforward for AI. This involves the processing of market prices with relatively simple statistical techniques, work that is already well under way. \u00ab][tm_spacer size=\u00bbxs:30;lg:68″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=\u00bbvc_col-md-6″][tm_heading tag=\u00bbh5″ custom_google_font=\u00bb\u00bb font_weight=\u00bb600″ text=\u00bbDemonstrate the differences\u00bb line_height=\u00bb1.4″][tm_spacer size=\u00bblg:23″][tm_heading tag=\u00bbdiv\u00bb custom_google_font=\u00bb\u00bb text=\u00bbThe next step is to combine detailed knowledge of all the positions held by a bank with information on the individuals who decide on those positions, creating a risk management AI engine with knowledge of risk, positions, and human capital.\u00bb][tm_spacer size=\u00bbsm:30;lg:68″][tm_heading tag=\u00bbh5″ custom_google_font=\u00bb\u00bb font_weight=\u00bb600″ text=\u00bbOffer a money-back guarantee\u00bb line_height=\u00bb1.4″][tm_spacer size=\u00bblg:23″][tm_heading tag=\u00bbdiv\u00bb custom_google_font=\u00bb\u00bb text=\u00bbWhile we still have some way to go toward that end, most of the necessary information is already inside banks\u2019 IT infrastructure and there are no insurmountable technological hurdles along the way.\u00bb][tm_spacer size=\u00bbsm:30;lg:68″][tm_heading tag=\u00bbh5″ custom_google_font=\u00bb\u00bb font_weight=\u00bb600″ text=\u00bbTest your offer and price, and be creative.\u00bb line_height=\u00bb1.4″][tm_spacer size=\u00bblg:23″][tm_heading tag=\u00bbdiv\u00bb custom_google_font=\u00bb\u00bb text=\u00bbAll that is left is to inform the engine of a bank\u2019s high-level objectives. The machine can then automatically run standard risk management and asset allocation functions, set position limits, recommend who gets fired and who gets bonuses, and advise on which asset classes to invest in.\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=\u00bbvc_col-md-6″][tm_spacer size=\u00bbsm:40″][tm_image full_wide=\u00bb1″ image=\u00bb876″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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