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Shane Cooper
Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories #97: From mechanical work to judgement in portfolio management – reallocating human effort with AI
Institutional investors with complex structures face multiple challenges in managing their investments. At Forvis Mazars in South Africa, the team is actively working on AI-driven solutions to help clients reallocate time from mechanical work to judgement work. Shane Cooper and Rishi Juta joined me to explain what they've been building.
Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories #77: What AI means for real-world business – and for your job
AI has dominated the headlines this year and is the cause of seemingly bottomless investment in markets like the US. This is technology theatre at its finest, accompanied by flashy presentations and even flashier share prices at the world's biggest tech companies. But what impact is it actually having on the corporates on the ground who are the eventual users of the service? And what does it mean for jobs? Shane Cooper of Forvis Mazars in South Africa joined me to unpack these topics.

