{"id":40877,"date":"2026-05-26T16:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barcelonafinanceschool.com\/podcast-who-really-decides-you-or-the-algorithm-pep-martorell\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T11:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T09:17:26","slug":"podcast-who-really-decides-you-or-the-algorithm-pep-martorell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barcelonafinanceschool.com\/en\/podcast-who-really-decides-you-or-the-algorithm-pep-martorell\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast | Who really decides, you or the algorithm? &#8211; Pep Martorell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p data-path-to-node=\"1\">In this episode, we talk with Pep Martorell\u2014physicist, PhD in Computer Science, former associate director of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, and currently an investor and advisor in AI projects\u2014to honestly dissect what is really happening with artificial intelligence in the financial sector.<\/p><br\/><p data-path-to-node=\"2\">Far from the headlines, Pep brings a technical and pragmatic perspective: AI is the first non-deterministic technology humanity has ever faced, which has profound implications for a sector where traceability and explainability are not optional.<\/p><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We discuss which use cases are already in production across banking, insurance, and investment; why so many projects never make it past the pilot stage; and what the real bottleneck is: the technology or the organization. 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