VConnect (a product of Mplify Limited) was an online marketplace that helped users hire local professionals for service needs. There were over 100 services listed on Vconnect which ranged from repairs and maintenance, home and office improvement, events and entertainment, personal services, business services and logistics. Vconnect offered services for Nigeria and Ghana. The company was headquartered in Lagos.
Let Me Entertain You is a British entertainment-based television series for ITV. It ran from 26 April to 7 June 2014 and is presented by Michael Underwood.
Format
Each episode of the show is recorded late in the week (usually Fridays) to be broadcast on the Saturday evening. This allows viewers to send in videos that the show require during the working week.
Large quantitative models (LQMs) are a category of generative AI models with numerical reasoning and statistical modeling capabilities that can generate synthetic data.
The conceptual foundations associated with large quantitative models predate the term itself and are rooted in statistical modeling, quantum computing and domain-specific machine learning. Techniques for structured data analysis such as hot-deck imputation and k-nearest-neighbor imputation, established early approaches for modeling and reconstructing incomplete numerical datasets.
In the late 2010s and early 2020s, improvements in transformer architectures led to the creation of large language models designed for specific fields, especially finance and other areas that use quantitative methods. Early examples included FinBERT, a version of BERT adapted for finance, and later, large systems like BloombergGPT, which showed the benefits of training language models on financial data. The term large quantitative models was first used in a December 2023 whitepaper from FinanceGPT Labs. This document described these models as a type of generative AI system created for financial forecasting and numerical modeling.
During 2024, the term began to appear more broadly in industry and technology commentary. Publications such as Forbes described LQMs as part of a broader shift toward domain-specific AI systems designed for scientific and quantitative applications.
At the same time, companies such as SandboxAQ began promoting LQMs as a distinct category of enterprise AI, emphasizing their application in chemistry, materials science, finance and other quantitative domains.
In 2025 the term had gained wider visibility in industry and policy discussions. Organizations such as the World Economic Forum referenced large quantitative models in the context of scientific discovery and drug development.
George Keduolhou Angami is an Indian educator who is currently serving as the present Principal of St. Joseph's College, Jakhama in Nagaland. He previously served as the Vice Principal of the college.
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