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Future of Finance
Writing Video Podcast
Markets
- RecommendedAI, Finance, Movies, and the Law (14 min)Gary Gensler (2024)
- OptionalDeep Learning and Financial Stability (paper)Gary Gensler and Lily Bailey (2020)
- OptionalAgents of Change (10 min)Sarah Breeden (2026)
No required readings in this section.
People
- RequiredBuilding AI Systems for Capital Markets (35 min)Goldman Sachs (2026)
- RecommendedWe Must Prepare AI Natives to Shape the Future of Work (6 min)Marco Argenti (2025)
- RecommendedNo Widespread Displacement, but the AI Employment Gap for Young Workers Has Widened to 19% (6 min)Erik Brynjolfsson, Bharat Chandar, and Ruyu Chen (2026)
- OptionalCanaries in the Coal Mine? Six Facts about the Recent Employment Effects of Artificial Intelligence (paper)Erik Brynjolfsson, Bharat Chandar, and Ruyu Chen (2025)
No required readings in this section.
Firms
- RecommendedAgentic AI Will Shake Up Banking, Shrinking Global Profit Pools (4 min)Pradip Patiath and Ido Segev (2025)
- RecommendedApps, Agents, and Aggregation (13 min)Ben Thompson (2026)
- RecommendedAI, Tools and Transformation (12 min)Benedict Evans (2026)
- OptionalThe End of Inertia: Agentic AI’s Disruption of Retail and SME Banking (14 min)Ramji Sundararajan, Uzayr Jeenah, and Alana Ellis (2025)
- OptionalAI Agents Will Pay Attention (column)Matt Levine (2026)
No required readings in this section.
Own
- RecommendedRegulatory Notice 24-09: Gen AI and Large Language Models (5 min)FINRA (2024)
- RecommendedRemarks at the Special Competitive Studies Project AI+ Expo (8 min)Paul S. Atkins (2026)
- OptionalMoffatt v. Air Canada (11 min)Civil Resolution Tribunal of British Columbia (2024)
- OptionalSR 26-2: Revised Guidance on Model Risk Management (13 min)Federal Reserve, OCC, and FDIC (2026)
No required readings in this section.
Risks
- RequiredFinancing the AI Buildout (paper)Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh (2026)
No required readings in this section.