AI & BIG DATA IN FINANCE
RESEARCH FORUM
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JUNE 25, 2026 | 12-1 PM ET
RALPH KOIJEN
University of Chicago
ASSESSING THE BENEFITS OF OPTIMIZED AGENTIC AI SYSTEMS FOR ASSET PRICING
Discussant: Andrew Chen (Fed - Board)
Host: Svetlana Bryzgalova (London Business School)

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 | 12-1 PM ET
ANTONIO COPPOLA
Stanford
FINANCIAL REGULATION AND AI: A FAUSTIAN BARGAIN
Discussant: Lauren Cohen (Harvard)
Host: Serhiy Kozak (University of Maryland)
MAY 28, 2026 | 12-1 PM ET
ÁLVARO CARTEA
University of Oxford
AI BUBBLES WITH LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS
Discussant: Winston Dou (Wharton)
Host: Markus Pelger (Stanford)

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APRIL 30, 2026 | 12-1 PM ET
HUI CHEN
MIT
OUT OF THE BOX: UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION FOR LLMs VIA CONDITIONAL PROBABILITIES
Discussant: Yuehua Tang (University of Florida)
Host: Svetlana Bryzgalova (London Business School)
FEBRUARY 26, 2026 | 12-1 PM ET
ANDREAS NEUHIERL
Purdue University
DOES NOISE HURT ECONOMIC FORECASTS?
Discussant: Michael McCracken (Fed - St. Louis)
Host: Svetlana Bryzgalova (London Business School)

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