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The rise of AI is part of a global knowledge revolution that is reshaping every aspect of our lives, according to AI thought leaders at the Australian Investor Association’s recent investX conference. While it’s new territory, the same investment principles should apply in picking the winners from the losers.

ChatGPT presents an inflection point in the quantitative investment journey, writes Michael Kollo, one that doesn’t need the presence of machine learning scientists or investment in costly data acquisition.

Despite increased volatility emanating from the banking sector, tech stocks have been supported by falling bond yields on fears the global economy could slip into recession this year, with big-name companies leading the gains.

AI language generators like ChatGPT pose about as much threat to advice as robo does, which is to say not much. But much like robo, ChatGPT and its contemporaries might just provide advisers with an efficiency tool that can help build scale and better service clients.