Interview

July 1, 2026

An AI agent was named after this 57-year-old Belgian credit analyst. Is he philosophical about it?

One analyst reflects on what it means to share his identity with a machine built to do his job

Éanna Kelly

3 min read

Herman Verdoodt, 57, lives in Leuven, Belgium, and works at mortgage underwriter Creafin.

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Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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