# How Vertical AI Achieves Defensible Accuracy - with Steve Hasker of Thomson Reuters

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Podcast: [The AI in Business Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ai-in-business-podcast-168928)
Published: 2026-06-16T20:04:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcast.emerj.com/how-vertical-ai-achieves-defensible-accuracy-with-steve-hasker-of-thomson-reuters
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## Resource

The rising use of general‑purpose models in regulated environments is creating a widening gap between what AI can generate and what fiduciary professionals can safely rely on. In this episode, Steve Hasker, CEO at Thomson Reuters, examines how AI must be trained, validated, and governed to deliver the level of accuracy required in legal, tax, and audit workflows in conversation with host Dan Faggella, Emerj CEO and Head of Research. The discussion highlights the operational demands of vertical AI, the role of expert‑trained agents, and why human oversight remains essential in high‑stakes professional work. Learn how financial institutions are digitizing paper-based records to unlock usable data for AI, and using alternative data like public web and social signals to enhance risk assessment, download our free PDF report, "AI in Financial Services Executive Cheat Sheet" at emerj.com/fcs1

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