Description: This video by Arthur da Silva, FSA, FCIA introduces the core concepts of cloud computing and cloud platforms, and explains the benefits and trade-offs of using cloud-native, cloud-enabled, and cloud-based applications. It also provides an overview of the current and future usage of cloud computing among actuaries. The video is aimed at actuarial professionals who want to learn more about the cloud and how it can enhance their work.

Description: What is bias? How do you recognize it? What to do if you see it? This webcast will help respond to these questions and provide initial guidance on how to deal with these thorny issues. Please join us with your questions and we will have a nice conversation.

Description: A description of Data Science best practice tools and how they can apply to general actuarial work.

Description: In this video, Chris Smith ASA MAAA, a health actuarial consultant and data science enthusiast, introduces the basics of machine learning and its applications in actuarial science. He covers various techniques, such as unsupervised, supervised, and reinforcement learning, as well as neural networks and gradient boosting. He also discusses the potential risks and ethical considerations of using these advanced technologies in the actuarial field. Contributors: Chris Smith, ASA, MAAA, Jason Reed, FSA, MAAA, Mitchell Momanyi FSA MAAA, Jessica Calafell, FSA, MAAA; Jon Forster ASA, MAAA

Description: Early in his career, Ehren Nagel, FSA, MAAA, scoured through podcasts and articles about predictive analytics, long suspecting this was a field with potential for him.

Description: In this video, Dave Ingram FSA MAAA, a SOA board member and podcast host, discusses the ten AI risks that insurers face and the specific mitigations that can be used for each of them. He also explains the importance of having an AI Use Policy that covers various aspects of data governance, ethical guidelines, transparency, fairness, human oversight, and compliance. He concludes by noting that AI will evolve and insurers will need to monitor and remediate their AI applications accordingly. Contributors: Dave Ingram FSA, MAAA; Chis Lombardi, FSA, MAAA; Jon Forster, ASA, MAAA

Description: Description of methods for extracting and reformatting the existing mortality tables using R. Methods and formats for storage are discussed in the second article. Intent is to generate discussion regarding the format of our stored mortality tables. Value is in the demonstration of task automation in R and in the reduction of duplicate work across companies related to reformatting tables.

Description: In this video Jing Lang emphasizes the importance of ethical considerations in AI utilization, particularly focusing on privacy, bias, transparency, and creativity. It highlights the need for collaboration among various stakeholders to address these concerns through regulations, diversity promotion, and ongoing discussions. Sources of bias in AI, such as underrepresented datasets and historical biases, are identified along with strategies to mitigate bias, including careful assessment of inputs and retaining algorithms. Contributors: Jing Lang, FSA, FCIA, MAAA FLMI; Scott Allen, FSA, MAAAA, Henry Chen FSA, FCIA, MAAA; Jon Forster ASA, MAAA

Description: Yi-Ling Lin, FSA, MAAA, FCA, started the SOA’s Predictive Analytics Certificate Program to keep pace with the impact big data and predictive modeling is having on the health care industry

Description: Deep learning neural network applied to experience analysis for post-level term lapse and mortality.