SBThe Basu Briefsoumabasu.com
Insights

All articles

Artificial IntelligenceAug 19, 2026 ยท 9 min read

Talked Into It: Why Financial Institutions Must Govern AI Authority, Not Just AI Intelligence

The attacker doesn't pick the lock. They persuade the doorman. On the AI risk financial services hasn't fully priced.

Artificial IntelligenceAug 8, 2026 ยท 5 min read

Human Judgment at AI Speed: Rethinking the Claims Operating Model

Every claims AI program eventually meets a file the demo never showed. What happens next depends less on the model and more on where you drew the line of human authority.

Artificial IntelligenceJul 19, 2026 ยท 5 min read

AI Is Learning to Build Its Own Foundations

The Day AI Started Designing the Hardware That Will Train the Next AI

PaymentsJul 15, 2026 ยท 5 min read

The Future of Payments Isn't Coming. It's Already Processing Trillions.

How stablecoins are reshaping payments, treasury, and insurance faster than most institutions realize.

Artificial IntelligenceJun 17, 2026 ยท 2 min read

Capability Is Cheap. Readiness Is Not.

The 2026 Stanford AI Index shows a widening gap between what AI can do and what organizations are prepared to govern, absorb, and operate.

LeadershipJun 4, 2026 ยท 3 min read

The hidden cost of cutting people to "save money" with AI

Workers are also customers. New research shows AI-driven layoffs can shrink the pie for everyone, while the true cost of running AI is badly underestimated.

Insurance TechMay 23, 2026 ยท 3 min read

How OAC Will Reshape Connected & Autonomous Cars and the Future of Insurance

Over-the-Air Computation could let networks deliver risk signals instead of raw telemetry, changing the economics of telematics and how insurers underwrite connected and autonomous vehicles.

AI ร— Financial ServicesOct 13, 2025 ยท 7 min read

Selling AI to U.S. Financial Institutions: The Real Challenge Is Trust, Not Technology

Banks and insurers don't buy the most advanced AI. They buy evidence, transparency, and compliance. Winning in financial services means building trust before scale.

AI ร— InsuranceOct 10, 2025 ยท 5 min read

Artificial Intelligence's Role in Transforming the TPA Landscape in Life Insurance and Annuities

AI is moving third-party administrators from legacy back-office processing to strategic partners, reshaping intake, servicing, claims, reporting, and the workforce itself.

AI ร— InsuranceOct 10, 2025 ยท 4 min read

Precision Pricing in Life and Annuities: A Machine Learning Approach

From data architecture and governance to GLMs, XGBoost, and lapse modeling, how machine learning sharpens pricing precision in life and annuities.