What Artificial Intelligence Means for Markets & Investing

Artificial intelligence and machine learning is suddenly all the rage, and for good reason. It is the future of this, and every other industry. If you've been paying attention to the evolution of technology over the past 2.6 million years, you knew it was coming. Wherever the bulk of the effort has been shouldered by human beings, we have always sought to replace us with technology that could do the job better, faster, more efficiently and, since the invention of capital, cheaper. It began with the most basic, brute force physical tasks and has progressively involved more nuanced, cognitive processes.