The Alan Turing Institute’s latest research highlights the transformative potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) in the finance sector, aiming to boost efficiency and safety through fraud detection, insight generation, and customer service automation.

The study, a pioneering effort to map LLM adoption in finance, reveals that professionals are already leveraging LLMs for internal processes and evaluating their utility in client-facing activities, including advisory and trading services.

A workshop with 43 industry experts showed significant usage of LLMs for managing information tasks and enhancing critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities. The research anticipates the integration of LLMs in investment banking and venture capital within two years, improving human-machine interactions.

However, it also cautions against potential regulatory challenges, emphasizing the need for collaborative efforts in addressing safety and implementation concerns. Professors Carsten Maple and Lukasz Szpruch underscore the finance sector’s proactive approach to adopting LLMs while advocating for cross-sector collaboration to navigate the technology’s risks and opportunities effectively.