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- Future-proof super funds through modern data platforms Part 2: The role of a Modern Data Platform (MDP)Learn how a Modern Data Platform helps superannuation funds unify data, enable real-time analytics, strengthen governance, and support AI, all from a single source of truth.

- Generative AI comes to the actuary program: Introducing PCAIThe Actuary Program's CMP subject is becoming PCAI from Semester 2, 2026 — embedding practical GenAI skills into the core qualification pathway for every member.

- YDAWG go to the moviesDrama has long been the Academy's favourite but 2025 marks a turning point. A data analysis of historical Oscar trends asks: does Sinners have a real shot at Best Picture?

- LLM feature engineering in insurance pricingDiscover how large language models are transforming insurance pricing through feature engineering — and what actuaries need to know about bias, fairness and governance.

- Will quantum computing become more important than artificial intelligence?Quantum computing and AI are converging — and the opportunities for actuaries are significant. Discover where the real advantages lie and why building QC literacy now puts you ahead.

- Miles of Possibilities: Actuaries taking flight in loyalty programmesFrom insurance reserves to frequent flyer miles — actuarial skills are taking flight. Ann Cheung reveals how liability valuation, behavioural modelling and IFRS 15 expertise are powering airline loyalty programmes' billion-dollar valuations.

- Quantum global industry challengeOur Australian Quantum Actuaries team placed runner-up in the World Bank Group's Global Industry Challenge. Here's how quantum computing could transform climate risk insurance for developing countries.

- Why AI interpretations might be lying to youIn this Responsible AI column, Dr Fei Huang explains why AI interpretations might be misleading and why that matters for actuarial decision-making.

- The (Winter) Olympics by numbers: for people who love data and sports (but mainly data)Are you built for the luge or the couch? We crunch Olympic data to find your perfect winter sport — and test if Cool Runnings was onto something.

- Future-proof super funds through modern data platformsAs Australia's superannuation sector approaches $8 trillion by 2035, funds face mounting pressure from regulators, cyber threats and member expectations. Robust data infrastructure is becoming essential for survival.

- Understanding Australia's AI6: A framework for AI GovernanceThe National AI Centre's AI6 guidance outlines six essential practices for responsible AI governance. Here's what actuaries need to know and how to implement these practices effectively.

- Untrainable: Page Against the MachineWriters are weaponising invisible Unicode characters, homoglyphs and hidden prompts to confuse AI scrapers while keeping text perfectly readable for humans — an invisible formatting war.

- Untrainable: Building a silent cacophony with HarmonyCloakMusicians are fighting voice cloning with HarmonyCloak — a technique that embeds inaudible signals humans can't hear but AI models can't learn from, protecting creativity from exploitation.

- Untrainable: Nightshade and the Fight Against AI Image GeneratorsAI image generators train on millions of scraped artworks without consent. Now artists are fighting back with Nightshade — a data-poisoning technique that corrupts models from within.

- Hot topics of 2025 revealedFrom California wildfires to AI ethics, pet insurance to climate disclosure — discover the articles that captured actuaries' attention most in 2025.

- It Was AI Night Before Christmas…In this Normal Deviance post, Hugh Miller sets up a classic Christmas competition among three AI coding tools.

- Quarter-Finals Spotlight: Healthcare Meets AI InnovationQuarter-finalists Joy Liu and Ean Chan reveal how they're using actuarial thinking to transform patient recovery and fix AI's biggest problem ahead of the Young Actuaries World Cup Quarter Final.

- Life Would be Easier if We Did Not Need to Make PredictionsIn his latest Normal Deviance article, Hugh Miller thinks about what we do when we are asked to estimate in the face of extreme uncertainty.

- AI Con 2025: Strategic Implementation Over Technological HypeAI Con 2025 focused on moving beyond AI experimentation to real business transformation, offering attendees frameworks grounded in practical strategy rather than hype.

- Check Your AI: A Framework For its Use in Actuarial PracticeAs AI becomes more integral to decision-making, how can actuaries ensure they’re using it responsibly and avoid its pitfalls? Six ‘ethical checkpoints’ could help.
