Tentative Schedule
Week 1: AI Economics
Learn key frameworks for the economics of AI and how its core features interact with finance.
- Date
- Thursday, January 28, 2027 (Section 001: 9:00 AM–12:15 PM; Section 002: 2:20–5:35 PM)
- Topics
- Economic Frameworks for AI
- Bulls vs. Skeptics
- Nature of Financial Work
- Due before class
- Milestone #1: Survey and Setup
- Slides
- Lecture Notes: Week 1
- Readings
- Library: AI Economics
Week 2: AI Infrastructure
Learn where AI answers come from and discuss the basics of AI infrastructure.
- Date
- Thursday, February 4, 2027 (Section 001: 9:00 AM–12:15 PM; Section 002: 2:20–5:35 PM)
- Topics
- Compute
- Models
- Data and Context
- Tools and Agents
- Due before class
- Milestone #2: Task Map
- Slides
- Lecture Notes: Week 2
- Readings
- Library: AI Infrastructure
Week 3: Processing Information
Extract structured data from financial documents and learn how to verify AI outputs.
- Date
- Thursday, February 11, 2027 (Section 001: 9:00 AM–12:15 PM; Section 002: 2:20–5:35 PM)
- Topics
- Text Sources
- Non-Text Sources
- Data Preparation
- Retrieval and Analysis
- Verification
- Due before class
- Milestone #3: Ship It
- Slides
- Lecture Notes: Week 3
- Readings
- Library: Processing Information
Week 4: Predicting Outcomes
Understand what AI can and cannot predict and learn to evaluate AI predictions honestly.
- Date
- Thursday, February 18, 2027 (Section 001: 9:00 AM–12:15 PM; Section 002: 2:20–5:35 PM)
- Topics
- Prediction Basics
- Predicting Fundamentals
- Predicting People
- Contamination and Cutoffs
- Confidence and Instability
- Due before class
- Milestone #4: Personal Benchmark
- Slides
- Lecture Notes: Week 4
- Readings
- Library: Predicting Outcomes
Week 5: Persuading Stakeholders
Produce written memos, slides, and presentations with AI, and defend them.
- Date
- Thursday, February 25, 2027 (Section 001: 9:00 AM–12:15 PM; Section 002: 2:20–5:35 PM)
- Topics
- Choosing the Format
- Drafting with AI
- Spotting AI Writing
- Writing for Machine Readers
- Handing Over the Work
- Defending the Analysis
- Due before class
- Milestone #5: Priced In
- Slides
- Lecture Notes: Week 5
- Readings
- Library: Persuading Stakeholders
Week 6: Future of Finance
Think through what will happen to the financial sector and its jobs.
- Date
- Thursday, March 4, 2027 (Section 001: 9:00 AM–12:15 PM; Section 002: 2:20–5:35 PM)
- Topics
- Markets
- People
- Firms
- Own
- Risks
- Due before class
- Final Project
- Slides
- Lecture Notes: Week 6
- Readings
- Library: Future of Finance