Gautham Sastri is the President and CEO of We4C.ai, a company that deploys Artificial Intelligence to detect spam bots and extract foresight from social media. He is a seasoned technology entrepreneur, innovator, and investor, having previously founded iSentium, Terrascale Technologies, and Maximum Throughput, acquired by Avid Technology. In this episode, we discuss the impact of social sentiment on stock market dynamics, the GameStop and AMC meme stock saga, the growing influence of generative AI in the digital age, the need for AI regulation, and the challenges of distinguishing between human and AI-generated content.
00:00 to 00:01: Introduction
00:01 to 00:02: Background and career.
00:02 to 00:03: Insights from social media
00:03 to 00:04: Using Twitter for financial analysis
00:04 to 00:05: The role of social media in predicting market trends.
00:05 to 00:06: GameStop and AMC
00:06 to 00:07: The Robin Hood phenomenon.
00:07 to 00:08: Order flow data and its role as a form of sentiment.
00:08 to 00:09: AI Regulation
00:09 to 00:10: Addressing spam bots
00:10 to 00:11: Prevalence of bot-generated content on the internet.
00:11 to 00:12: Financial impact of advertising on social media platforms.
00:12 to 00:13: Potential regulation of the internet
00:13 to 00:14: The online words effects on human interaction
00:14 to 00:15: challenges of living in a digital age
00:15 to 00:16: technology
00:16 to 00:17: AI's role in content creation and manipulation
00:17 to 00:18: potential impact of AI and the need for regulation
00:18 to 00:19: Changing dynamics of the world
00:19 to 00:20: Influence of continuous news coverage and distinguishing truth from falsehood.
00:20 to 00:21: Importance of human interaction
00:21 to 00:22: Potential for a revolt among young people?
00:22 to 00:23: The need for individual action and problem-solving
00:23 to 00:24: Impact of generative AI on communication and relationships
00:24 to 00:25: The potential for a paradigm shift in society
00:25 to 00:26: The Miami effect and its influence on social media trends.
00:26 to 00:27: AI impact on advertising.
00:27 to 00:28: The role of AI in advertising and the importance of trust in social media platforms.
00:28 to 00:29: The importance of separating bots from actual human perception.
00:29 to 00:30: The need fordetecting AI-generated content.
00:30 to 00:31: Taking action, problem-solving, and utilizing available skills.
00:31 to 00:32: Opportunity for students to address specific problems and use their knowledge to make a difference.
00:32 to 00:33: The role of AI in financial engineering
00:33 to 00:34: The impact of bots on human behavior
00:34 to 00:35: The impact of bots on human behavior continued
00:35 to 00:36: The importance of brand and the influence of advertising in the digital age.
00:36 to 00:37: The challenges of distinguishing between AI-generated content and human-generated content.
00:37 to 00:38: Significance of detecting bots and understanding their influence.
00:38 to 00:39: The role of AI in trading and financial decision-making.
00:39 to 00:40: The importance of regulating AI and addressing its impact on society.
00:40 to 00:41: Maintaining trust and transparency in advertising.
00:41 to 00:42: The importance of acting and not being afraid to explore and solve problems.
00:42 to 00:43: The need for constant self-assessment and correction in pursuing goals and solving problems.
00:43 to 00:44: The importance of not being paralyzed by fear and taking steps to make a difference.
00:44 to 00:45: The potential for young individuals to explore their interests and make a positive impact on the world.
00:45 to 00:46: The Importance of taking daily steps toward one's goals.