Wednesday, August 12, 2026

AI Landscape - Hello Claude


 AI - Hello Claude!


This FIX article caught my attention. For me, it is a real example of where, and how quickly barriers to market entry are changing:

The FIX Trading Community, the industry association that manages the world’s trading language, the FIX Protocol, has released a comprehensive manual on digital assets and blockchain technology for finance professionals.
https://lnkd.in/eRW6cZhB

And who do I think is going to do the heavy lifting? Hello Claude! (and it is time for me to start training my iteration of Claude).

But why did I choose Claude?

I wasn't sure where to commence my AI journey. What I am certain of, is the need to test the waters and what better way than to dive in and start swimming? (Yes, I have been tinkering with the free versions).

Right now, I am less worried about Image and Video (Multimodality) than day to day functionality. So I immediately ruled out Dall-e, Adobe Firefly, Luma, HeyGen et al.

The core models I considered were (table included in image).

I also did some asking around.

I felt women challenged the models both functionally and 'personally', (to include incorporating opinions and thoughts). I felt men challenged the models in more of a this <problem>, then <solution>. It does make me wonder about gender and confirmation bias - a balance I hope AI brings rather than polarises.

I am also part of the Google open source family. So I was a little bias to Gemini. On a more general query Gemini advised me that "Quantitative Risk Management by McNeil, Frey, and Embrechts" underpins my methodology. This is a real book - but I must confess I have not read it. I also doubt that I have as many inherent insights as the 3 authors (however I have taken the hint to add it to my reading list!)

So, the answer for me, for now, is Claude.

Hello Claude - Let's get at it!

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