Episode 69: How to Get Started Using LLMs with Minh Phan

“The way to get the most out of AI is to be able to decompose your problem into a very clear set of instructions that can be feasibly solved by AI, and you only know what can and can't be solved if you use the tools first.”

Minh Phan, Actuary and Head of AI Innovation

Actuary Minh Phan shares how actuaries can get started using LLMs.

In this interview Minh shares: 

  1. How he uses LLMs in his personal life,

  2. How he uses LLMs in his professional life, and

  3. His tips for actuaries wanting to get started or improve their skills using LLMs.

Minh is the Head of AI Innovation at Finity, focussing on everything from ideation, training, tooling, governance and development.

With 14 years of experience in pricing and data science, he has built production data pipelines, ML powered dashboards, and custom AI solutions across a range of cloud platforms.

Outside of work, he loves tinkering with technology, overcommitting on learning and building not-so-useful applications, and writing and performing musical parody. And yeah, he’s the guy who wrote the “I’m an Actuary” rap.

Connect with Minh on LinkedIn.

Other helpful links:

- Dave Ebbelaar on YouTube.
- Animal family post on LinkedIn.
- Homerun post on LinkedIn.
- Actuaries Institute rap post on LinkedIn.
- Savage Actuary.

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