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Today’s show:
Sardine CEO and Co-Founder Soups Ranjan joins Jason to discuss the potential harms of generative AI re: fraud (9:53), the value of intrinsic AI (29:48), Sardine's fraud-prevention solution (26:02), and much more!
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Time stamps:
(0:00) Sardine CEO Soups Ranjan joins Jason
(6:11) What Soups learned from his time as Coinbase’s director of risk management and data science
(8:36) LinkSquares - The go-to for all your legal needs. Learn more at https://⁠linksquares.com/twist
(9:53) Fraud in finance and spotting bad actors
(15:03) “Pig Butchering” scams and Kitboga’s crackdown
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(26:02) Using machine learning to prevent future fraud
(29:48) Extrinsic AI vs. intrinsic AI and doomsday scenarios
(33:53) What sets Sardine apart from other companies
(35:19) Roots - Head to https://investwithroots.com/TWIST to sign up and start investing today!
(36:53) Overlap in techniques, actors, ect. in fraud protection
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