Toronto Data Workshop, Wed 25 March, 1:30pm (EDT)
James Tebrake, International Monetary Fund "StatGPT: AI for Official Statistics"
This Wednesday 25 March 2026, 1:30pm (EDT) on Zoom - https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/4784708970 - we host James Tebrake, International Monetary Fund on “StatGPT: AI for Official Statistics”.
StatGPT uses LLMs to generate structured queries against APIs of official statistical agencies. StatGPT ensures that users receive the exact published figures, every time, while benefiting from natural language interaction.
James Tebrake is the Deputy Director of the Statistics Department (STA) of the IMF. His main responsibilities include overseeing the Statistics Department’s Economic data program, and the development of macroeconomic statistical standards.
Upcoming talks:
Wednesday 1 April 2026, noon (EDT), Yiqing Xu, Stanford University, “Scaling Reproducibility: An AI-Assisted Workflow for Large-Scale Reanalysis”
Wednesday 8 April 2026, noon (EDT), Allyson Cui, Duke University, Aticus Peterson, New York University, Ruijiang Gao, University of Texas, Dallas, Steven Wu, Carnegie Mellon University, “Many analysts evaluate many AI agents”.
Details: https://rohanalexander.com/tdw.html
Rohan