# EPISODE 222: AI—TOY OR TOOL, HYPE OR HOPE?

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Podcast: [Bankadelic: The colorful side of finance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bankadelic-the-colorful-side-of-finance-974512)
Published: 2026-03-13T01:30:26+00:00
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## Resource

As financial institutions grapple with some serious issues, from fraud to disconnected workflows, many are rushing — in some cases too fast — to enlist AI as the Bot in Shining Armor. Sriram Natarajan, President at Quinte Financial Technologies Inc., walks us through smart ways to think about AI and employ it as a tool to address challenges when given the right data, focus, and end-to-end visioning.

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