“ I THINK WE’ RE GOING TO SEE MORE SMALL LANGUAGE MODELS
( SLMs) GETTING A SPOTLIGHT”
Kristin Milchanowski Chief AI and Quantum Officer
BMO
Together, this network gives BMO reach into research and expertise it simply could not build alone.
The quantum advantage Kristin is confident BMO will reach what is known as quantum advantage over the next 18 months – in other words, the point at which quantum computers can solve certain problems faster or more effectively than classical computers.
Beyond quantum, she expects the bank’ s focus to remain on scaling AI’ s impact for clients and employees, underpinned by the strong governance already described. Kristin also forecasts a wider AI landscape shift:“ I think we’ re going to see more small language models( SLMs) getting a spotlight.
“ Those SLMs becoming a bit more popular, as well as the quantum advantage – that’ s what is in my crystal ball.” bmo. com 15