The Opportunity with AI Driven Lending w/ Paul Gu

There’s a lot of buzz about the “artificial intelligence revolution” and the impact it’s going to have on businesses as we know it. As AI and machine learning emerge in the consumer lending space, the technology has proven to provide dramatic wins for both lenders and consumers.So what are companies doing today to help them be competitive and innovative in the unsecured lendingspace? On this episode of Leaders in Lending, we chat with our very own Paul Gu. Paul is the Co-Founder and Head of Product here at Upstart. Paul has a unique background, dropping out of the computer science program at Yale to start an online lending company. We talked all about: - The role of AI and machine learning in lending- Why unsecured loans are a good place to innovate- The need to reduce friction and effort in the lending process- How his organization made the shift from traditional lending to AI lendingTo hear more from Leaders in Lending, check us out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on our website.Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for Leaders in Lending on your favorite podcast player.