Analyst Trains AI To Improve Financial Valuation

Alexander Vasylenko, a New York–based financial analyst, began training AI models in 2023 while job-hunting and now trains LLMs evenings and weekends. He spends about 15–20 hours weekly, earns $50–$160 per hour depending on role, and writes challenging finance prompts and reviews to identify model failures. Over two years he’s observed rapid LLM improvement, forecasting roles shifting toward overseeing AI outputs and requiring domain plus prompt-engineering skills.